BlockNyack, Montana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the South Fork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59936. It stands on Cascade Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nyack quadrangle.
On record in Nyack
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Nyack Ranger Station Historic Districtlisted 1986 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1914 USGS Nyack quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Nyack quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Hungry Horse Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Nyack quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Nyack between 1994 and 2020, burning about 6,302 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Glacier National Park | PINCHOT |
| 4 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Flathead National Forest | POWERLINE FIRE |
| 17 September 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Flathead National Forest | STRIFE |
| 1 September 2002 | Natural | 35 acres | Glacier National Park | REACH OUT |
| 8 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Flathead National Forest | NYACK FLATS |
| 7 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Glacier National Park | CASCADILLA |
| 7 August 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Flathead National Forest | DESERT ROAD |
| 6 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Flathead National Forest | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Nyack: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Quartz. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton Lake Prospects | Copper, Quartz | Unknown |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | 9.9 miles | 13 | |
| West Glacier | 10.1 miles | 14 | |
| Sperry Chalets | 11.5 miles | 24 | |
| Apgar | 11.7 miles | 24 | |
| Crystal Ford | 11.9 miles | 24 | |
| South Fork (historical) | 12.5 miles | 11 | |
| Wagsmith Villa (historical) | 12.5 miles | 11 | |
| Martin City | 12.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 788344. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.