BlockTekapo, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Zuni census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87327. The Survey maps it on the Tekapo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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
- 1981 USGS Zuni quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
234 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 234 fires within 5 miles of Tekapo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 437 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 17 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 | 151 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Natural | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Zuni Agency | BC-2 |
| 6 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Zuni Agency | PIT |
| 3 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Zuni Agency | CORRAL |
| 24 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Zuni Agency | CORNFIELD |
| 22 September 2000 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Zuni Agency | PINYON |
| 16 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Zuni Agency | MAHKEE |
| 9 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Zuni Agency | WELL |
| 9 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Zuni Agency | HERDER |
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 Tekapo: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiewit Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| State Hwy Pit No. 63-7-S | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zuni Pueblo | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Black Rock | 9.3 miles | 15 | |
| Chi Chil Tah | 15.8 miles | 14 | |
| Vanderwagen | 20.0 miles | 14 | |
| Pescado | 20.1 miles | 14 | |
| Lower Nutria | 24.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ramah | 25.1 miles | 16 | |
| Pinehaven | 25.9 miles | 16 |
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 Q122589798 | 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 899949. 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.