BlockHarney, South Dakota
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Mount Rushmore unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57751. It lies near Horsely Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Mount Rushmore quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 21 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.
- 1894 USGS Hermosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Hermosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Mount Rushmore quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Mount Rushmore quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1977 USGS Mount Rushmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
395 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 395 fires within 5 miles of Harney between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,700 acres in total. 102 started naturally. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 105 |
| Natural | 102 |
| Debris and open burning | 75 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Fireworks | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Black Hills National Forest | GRIZZLY BEAR |
| 8 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BARETTA |
| 8 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HUGO |
| 7 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | 650 ROAD |
| 7 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | CALUMET DRAW |
| 6 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Mount Rushmore National Memorial | LONE PINE |
| 6 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | GOVERNMENT PASTURE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 127 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 127 workings within 5 miles of Harney: 90 past producers, 17 occurrences, 14 prospects, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Beryllium, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Silica Sand Co Mine | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Bullion Mine Pennington County | Gold, Silver, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1877, 1930 | |
| Cuyahoga Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite, Tin | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Dakota Quartz Plant | Stone, Feldspar | Producer | ||
| Dan Patch | Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Dan Patch Group | Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Tantalum, Zinc | Past Producer | 1905 | |
| Edison Mine | Lithium, Mica, Feldspar, Beryllium, Tantalum | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Edison Mine | Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium) | Past Producer | ||
| Egyptian Group | Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite | |
| Etta Spodumene Mine | Feldspar, Mica, Lithium, Tin, Beryllium, Tantalum, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1898 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchtown (historical) | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Keystone | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Hayward (historical) | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Rockerville | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Stratosphere Bowl | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Sheridan (historical) | 7.3 miles | 21 | |
| Kennedyville | 7.5 miles | 20 | |
| Clarkson Addition | 8.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261769. 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.