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Dike, Nevada

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Clark census division. The Survey maps it on the Valley quadrangle.

Dike within Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

24 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Dike between 1992 and 2020, burning about 899 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Debris and open burning6
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 August 1996Naturalunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeSHOTGUN
16 August 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeDUNES
12 August 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeSHRUB
6 July 2006Natural15 acresSouthern Nevada District OfficeBASE
5 July 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeNELLISDUNE
4 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeHOLLYWOOD 3
4 July 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeBON
4 July 2007Fireworks18 acresSouthern Nevada District OfficeBOX

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Dike: 6 producers, 4 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 plant. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lead King MineLeadPast ProducerGalena
Lead King MineLeadPast Producer
Sunrise Mtn.Gypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Unnamed DepositGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Airway One PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Airway Two Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant
Alton Franklin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
American PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Expressway PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Nellis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Clark County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Lovell1.7 miles23
Jungletown (historical)2.8 miles23
Valley3.6 miles23
Apex4.9 miles21
Arrolime6.5 miles21
Sunrise Manor7.0 miles25
Wann7.1 miles25
Stewart (historical)7.2 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856232. 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.