BlockVista, Montana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Whitefish census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59937. It stands on Hell Roaring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Beaver Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1943 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:125000
- 1957 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Beaver Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Beaver Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
167 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 167 fires within 5 miles of Vista between 1992 and 2020, burning about 74 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 4 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | not named |
| 7 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | LION MTN |
| 7 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | WOODS LAKE |
| 6 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | HELLROARING CREEK |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | not named |
| 4 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | FISH HOUSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Vista: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Lead, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Kaolinitic Clay | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Wort Prospect | Copper, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Micho Mine | Copper | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey (historical) | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Happy Haven | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Whitefish | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Round Prairie | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Lupfer | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Halfmoon | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| Olney | 11.4 miles | 12 | |
| Lazy Day Court | 11.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802226. 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.