BlockStanding Rock, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Navajo Nation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87313. It stands on Standing Rock. The Survey maps it on the Standing Rock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1886 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Standing Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:100000
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 Standing Rock: 2 unknowns. None of them 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 | Unknown | ||
| San Juan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Standing Rock in 1 storm report in 2013: 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 | Flood | Standing Rock | $100,000 | State EOC Situation Report #10 indicated heavy rainfall and flooding continued through the night on the 14th. 30 to 40 families were evacuated around Crownpoint as dams protecting Smith Lake and Old PHS were at risk of being compromised. A shelter was established. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coyote Canyon | 13.9 miles | 13 | |
| Crownpoint | 14.1 miles | 13 | |
| Pinedale | 14.5 miles | 14 | |
| Brimhall Nizhoni | 15.2 miles | 13 | |
| Mariano Lake | 15.7 miles | 14 | |
| Buffalo Springs | 18.0 miles | 13 | |
| Iyanbito | 20.3 miles | 14 | |
| Navajo Wingate Village | 21.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 902846. 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.
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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.