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Saline, Utah

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Howell-Snowville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84307. The Survey maps it on the Promontory Point quadrangle. It stands 4,222 feet above sea level.

Saline within Box Elder County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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

30 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Saline between 1994 and 2020, burning about 5,620 acres in total. 23 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
Natural23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Debris and open burning1
Other causes1

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
4 September 2005Natural700 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsPROMOMTORY POINT
15 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsEAST POINT
15 September 2010Naturalunder an acreSalt Lake Field OfficeDOPPLER 7
14 September 2010Naturalunder an acreSalt Lake Field OfficeDOPPLER 6
14 September 2010Naturalunder an acreSalt Lake Field OfficeDOPPLER 3
14 September 2010Naturalunder an acreSalt Lake Field OfficeDOPPLER 1
14 September 2010Naturalunder an acreSalt Lake Field OfficeDOPPLER 4
14 September 2010Naturalunder an acreSalt Lake Field OfficeDOPPLER 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Box Elder County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 49 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Saline: 29 past producers, 13 producers, 6 occurrences, 1 prospect. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Big PineyCopper, Zinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Jay HawksLead, Silver, GoldOccurrenceGalena
Lake Crystal Salt PlantHaliteProducerHalite
Lake Crystal Salt PlantSodiumProducer
Lakeview - VolunteerLead, Zinc, Gold, CopperPast Producer1915, 1916
Lakeview MinesZinc, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer1916
Lakeview VolunteerZinc, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Lead HillSilver, Zinc, Lead, CopperPast Producer1915
Stone QuarryStone, DimensionPast Producer
UnknownLead, CopperPast Producer

Every working recorded in Box Elder County

Storms near this place

31 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saline in 31 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 31 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2026Thunderstorm WindSaline-A severe thunderstorm wind gust of 61mph was recorded at Hat Island by Mesonet station HATUT.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindSaline-The MARSH mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 59 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindSaline-The Hat Island mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 66 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindSaline-The Hat Island mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 64 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindSaline-The MARSH mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindSaline-The MARSH mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 60 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindSaline-The Hat Island mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 61 mph as a result of a convective section of a cold frontal boundary advancing through the area.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindSaline-The MARSH mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 73 mph as a result of a convective section of a cold frontal boundary advancing through the area.
October 2024Thunderstorm WindSaline-A wind gust of 69 mph was recorded at the Hat Island mesonet site.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindSaline-A wind gust of 82 mph was recorded at the Hat Island mesonet site.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSaline-A wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at the Hat Island mesonet site.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindSaline-The Hat Island mesonet station recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph at 9:20 pm MST as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. A second strong wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at 9:30 pm before winds began to subside.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindSaline-Mesonet station UP068 Marsh recorded a wind gust of 62 mph.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindSaline-The Hat Island automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindSaline-The Hat Island UUNET mesonet station measured strong wind gusts over the span of around 5 minutes as a result of a nearby microburst's outflow. An initial gust of 62 mph was measured at 4:40 pm MST, with a second gust of 62 mph measured at 4:45 pm MST.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindSaline-A thunderstorm and associated outflow resulted in a wind gust of 58 mph being measured by the Hat Island mesonet station.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindSaline-A peak wind gust of 63 mph was recorded by the Hat Island sensor.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindSaline-The Lakeside 18 ESE sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindSaline-A 69 mph peak wind gust was recorded at the Hat Island mesonet sensor.
October 2016Thunderstorm WindSaline-The Hat Island sensor reported a peak wind gust of 67 mph.
December 2016Thunderstorm WindSaline-A 59 mph wind gust was recorded at Hat Island.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindSaline-The Hat Island sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 65 mph.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindSaline-The Hat Island sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 73 mph.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindSaline-The Hat Island sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindSaline-A strong thunderstorm moved across the Great Salt Lake, with the Hat Island sensor recording a 62 mph wind gust, and the Gunnison Island sensor recording a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindSaline-The Hat Island sensor recorded a 60 mph wind gust.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindSaline-The Hat Island sensor recorded a wind gust of 60 mph.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindSaline-The Hat Island sensor recorded a maximum wind gust of 71 mph.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindSaline-The Great Salt Lake sensor recorded a wind gust of 65 mph.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindSaline-Wind gust reported at Hat Island in the Great Salt Lake.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindSaline-A 57 knot wind gust was measured at the Hat Island sensor.

Every storm recorded in Box Elder 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
Midlake10.2 miles9
Tresend15.3 miles10
Lakeside20.8 miles10
Nerva25.2 miles12
South Willard25.3 miles12
Willard26.8 miles11
Rozel27.3 miles10
Promontory (historical)28.2 miles9

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 Q97302317The 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 1437675. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.