BlockTerminal, Utah
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Salt Lake City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84104. The Survey maps it on the Baileys Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 20 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 Tooele Valley quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1951 USGS Saltair quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1972 USGS Saltair quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Baileys Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Terminal between 1999 and 2020, burning about 489 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 460 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SALT LAKE ASSIST |
| 2 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 7200 WEST ASSIST |
| 13 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TRAILER |
| 5 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MOSQUITO |
| 20 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BANGERTER ASSIST |
| 20 August 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 9.6 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | STANDLEE EAST ASSIST |
| 20 August 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 9.8 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | STANDLEE WEST ASSIST |
| 15 August 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | AIRPORT WEST ASSIST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Terminal: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Halite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Antimony. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermountain Smelting Corp | Antimony | Producer | ||
| Saltair Plant | Halite | Producer | 1888, 1982 | |
| Utah Department of Highways Gravel Pit Number 18118 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista | 2.3 miles | 27 | |
| Riter | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Hunter | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| West Valley City | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Granger | 4.6 miles | 25 | |
| Redwood (historical) | 4.7 miles | 25 | |
| Magna | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Granite | 6.0 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1433238. 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.