BlockFite, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Pawhuska census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74003. It stands on Little Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Woolaroc quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1909 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Woolaroc quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Pawhuska quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
104 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Fite between 2002 and 2020, burning about 26,487 acres in total. 4 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 | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2012 | Natural | 1.1 acres | Osage Agency | HOPPER 1 |
| 28 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Osage Agency | JIMMY |
| 31 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 80 acres | Osage Agency | J. HUGHS |
| 20 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 6.2 acres | Osage Agency | JOSEPH |
| 9 July 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Osage Agency | BED |
| 5 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Osage Agency | NORTH JUMP |
| 28 July 2012 | Natural | 17 acres | Osage Agency | CAMP CREEK |
| 28 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Osage Agency | BRIDGE |
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 Fite: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
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 1100412. 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.