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Howiri-Ouinge Historic Site, New Mexico

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Tres Piedras census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87549. It stands on Arroyo de la Plaza. The Survey maps it on the Ojo Caliente quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Howiri-Ouinge Historic Site within Taos County

On record in Howiri-Ouinge Historic Site

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 3 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

28 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Howiri-Ouinge Historic Site (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 30 acres in total. 5 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Natural5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Debris and open burning3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
27 August 2011Naturalunder an acreCarson National ForestHONDO
25 August 2001Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionPRIVATE
1 August 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionOLIVER
9 July 2013Naturalunder an acreCarson National ForestCERRO FIRE
8 July 2000Naturalunder an acreCarson National ForestPLAZA
23 July 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionPETACA
29 June 1992Smokingunder an acreAlbuquerque District OfficeOJITO
28 June 1997Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAlbuquerque District OfficeRANCHO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Taos County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Howiri-Ouinge Historic Site (historical): 13 prospects, 6 unknowns, 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Los CompadresQuartzUnknown
UnknownGeothermalUnknown
Unknown SpringGeothermalUnknown
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit No. 62-39-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Materials Pit No. 62-42-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Materials Pit No. 78-10-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Materials Pit No. 78-41-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Antonio Joseph ProspectMicaProspect

Every working recorded in Taos County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Ojo Caliente0.0 miles12
Solo5.5 miles12
Taos Junction8.9 miles12
Barranca9.9 miles12
Pilar13.9 miles12
Carson15.5 miles12
Vallecito17.1 miles12
Servilleta18.2 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 933397. 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.