BlockAgate Bay, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1975. It stands in the Bellingham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98226. It stands on Carpenter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lawrence quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1906 USGS Sumas quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Sumas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Lynden quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Bellingham quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
50 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Agate Bay between 1992 and 2020, burning about 184 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BLACKBERRY YARD |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MORNING BEACH |
| 7 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Smoking | 1.2 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 14 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PAPER |
| 7 August 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LOUISE INSPECTOR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Agate Bay: 3 occurrences, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Bentonite, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Creek Graphite Deposit | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Lake Whatcom Sandstone Occurrence | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Lookout Mountain Bentonite Deposit | Bentonite | Occurrence | ||
| Griffin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudden Valley | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Geneva | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Sunnyside | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Larson Mill | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Silver Beach | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Forest Ridge | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Noon | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Alabama Hill | 4.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1534561. 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.