BlockThree V Crossing, North Dakota
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Northwest Slope unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 58651. The Survey maps it on the Three V Crossing quadrangle. It stands 2,526 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 6 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.
- 1953 USGS Dickinson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Dickinson quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Three V Crossing quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Belfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Three V Crossing quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Three V Crossing between 2003 and 2014, burning about 2,772 acres in total. 6 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | SEVERSON |
| 23 July 2008 | Natural | 2,405 acres | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | BROWN |
| 19 July 2011 | Natural | 4.9 acres | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | ROUNDABOUT |
| 19 July 2011 | Natural | 3.4 acres | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | DEER CREEK |
| 18 July 2006 | Natural | 289 acres | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | DAVIS (DEVILS HOLE) |
| 14 July 2014 | Natural | 46 acres | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | DEER CREEK |
| 14 November 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | LAST DAY COAL SEAM |
| 14 November 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | LAST DAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Three V Crossing: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Johnson Gave Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q14708392 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1035208. 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.