BlockOjito, New Mexico
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the Coyote census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87029. The Survey maps it on the Ojito quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1889 USGS Largo quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Largo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Ojito quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Chaco Canyon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Ojito between 2000 and 2016, burning about 4 acres in total. 10 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | OJITO |
| 28 August 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Farmington Field Office | LINDRITH |
| 24 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | CEDAR CHIP |
| 23 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | HOT STUFF |
| 2 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | OIL GUYS |
| 15 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | SCOUTING |
| 9 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | MUDSPRINGS |
| 24 July 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Albuquerque District Office | ELK HORN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapicitoes | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Lindrith | 8.9 miles | 14 | |
| Llaves | 12.4 miles | 13 | |
| Burns Canyon (historical) | 16.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hopewell (historical) | 16.4 miles | 14 | |
| Pounds (historical) | 17.9 miles | 13 | |
| Gallina Plaza | 18.5 miles | 15 | |
| Gallina | 19.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 909257. 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.