BlockRoss Hall, Montana
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the North Garfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59058. It lies near Bridge Coulee. The Survey maps it on the Bridge Coulee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Bridge Coulee quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Sand Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Ross Hall between 1992 and 2019, burning about 272,264 acres in total. 26 started naturally. None 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 | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2005 | Natural | 14 acres | Miles City Field Office | NEWHOUSE |
| 6 August 2008 | Natural | 25 acres | North Central Montana District | PICKETT |
| 5 August 2004 | Natural | 14 acres | Miles City Field Office | SANDAGE BU |
| 29 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | CAT |
| 27 August 2002 | Natural | 4.0 acres | North Central Montana District | GILL FEATH |
| 24 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | BRIDGE COU |
| 2 August 2010 | Natural | 9.6 acres | Miles City Field Office | SMITH |
| 15 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 600 acres | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | ASSIST 6 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mecaha (historical) | 7.7 miles | 7 | |
| Benzien | 14.0 miles | 7 | |
| Mosby | 15.3 miles | 9 | |
| Smithson (historical) | 16.6 miles | 9 | |
| Tindall (historical) | 17.4 miles | 7 | |
| McTwiggan (historical) | 18.6 miles | 7 | |
| Chimney Crossing | 21.5 miles | 7 | |
| Martin (historical) | 23.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 775951. 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.