BlockAndys Place, Nevada
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the High Desert census division. The Survey maps it on the Swan Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Long Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Vya quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vya quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Vya quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Swan Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Vya quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Andys Place between 2000 and 2018, burning about 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge | FISH SPRG |
| 16 August 2016 | Natural | 6.1 acres | Lakeview District | MURDOCK |
| 16 August 2016 | Natural | 6.1 acres | Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge | MURDOCK |
| 25 July 2017 | Natural | 3.7 acres | Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge | ANDY'S PLACE |
| 24 July 2018 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge | HORSE CANYON |
| 11 July 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge | CAMPFIRE |
| 26 June 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge | HORSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Andys Place: 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Uranium, Gold, Uranium, Silver, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Jim Nos. 1-8 and Apex Claims | Gold, Uranium, Silver | Occurrence | 1955 | |
| Sunny Jim Claim | Uranium | Occurrence | 1955 | |
| Obsidian Group | Gold, Silver, Uranium | Occurrence | 1955 | |
| Unnamed Prospect #2 | Gold, Silver, Uranium | Occurrence | Surface |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wimer Place | 18.1 miles | 11 | |
| Diessner (historical) | 23.0 miles | 11 | |
| Beulah (historical) | 24.4 miles | 11 | |
| Vya | 28.8 miles | 11 | |
| Swedes Place | 40.3 miles | 10 | |
| Reederville | 53.8 miles | 10 | |
| Hot Springs (historical) | 64.5 miles | 18 | |
| Deep Hole | 74.4 miles | 20 |
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 Q122594784 | 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 855949. 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.