Howard Estates, Utah
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the South Davis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84010. It lies near Ward Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Bountiful Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 25 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.
- 1885 USGS Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1925 USGS Ft. Douglas quadrangle1:125000
- 1928 USGS Ft. Douglas quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Bountiful Peak quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Bountiful Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Howard Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,307 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | LUCKY LYNN |
| 6 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | TELEPHONE POLE |
| 28 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | BUCKLAND 2 |
| 22 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | not named |
| 19 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | WILLEY HALLOW FIRE |
| 16 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | BUCKLAND FLAT |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | PARRISH |
| 14 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WARD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Howard Estates: 10 occurrences, 8 producers, 5 prospects, 2 past producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Beryllium, Copper, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckland Mining and Development Prospect | Copper, Silver, Iron | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Foulger | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Home and Wood Pit | Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lucky L | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Sessions Mountains Prospect | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Upper Ward Canyon Prospects | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Beryl | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| Beryl | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| Se Centerville Canyon Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Sw Centerville Canyon Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Malachite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood Park | 0.1 miles | 25 | |
| Pheasantridge Estates | 0.2 miles | 25 | |
| Quailbrook | 0.2 miles | 25 | |
| Ellis Park | 0.2 miles | 25 | |
| Vineyard | 0.3 miles | 25 | |
| Mountain Park | 0.4 miles | 25 | |
| Northern Hills | 0.4 miles | 25 | |
| Amby Briggs | 0.4 miles | 25 |
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 Q122559781 | 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 1453805. 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.








