BlockOtowi, New Mexico
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Santa Fe North census division. It lies near Los Alamos Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Puye quadrangle.
On record in Otowi
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Otowi Historic Districtlisted 1975 · 0.0 miles away
Otowi Suspension Bridgelisted 1997 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1892 USGS Santa Clara quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Puye quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Espanola quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Los Alamos quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 2002 USGS Puye quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
77 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Otowi between 1992 and 2020, burning about 135 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Bandelier National Monument | CASTLERUN |
| 14 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Northern Pueblos Agency | DUMP 2 |
| 11 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern Pueblos Agency | 65 |
| 8 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Bandelier National Monument | LADDER |
| 7 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Bandelier National Monument | ROUTE 4 |
| 6 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern Pueblos Agency | ELM |
| 4 July 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Northern Pueblos Agency | OVERLOOK |
| 19 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | MONTOSO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Otowi: 8 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copar Guaje Canyon Mine | Pumice | Producer | Pumice | |
| White Eagle Pumice Mine 1 | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| White Eagle Pumice Mine 2 | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| White Eagle Pumice Mine 3 | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 918276. 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.