BlockArturdee, Washington
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Liberty Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99019. It lies near Carlson Hill. The Survey maps it on the Liberty Lake quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1901 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1949 USGS Greenacres quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Greenacres quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Liberty Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Greenacres NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Liberty Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
182 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Arturdee (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 310 acres in total. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WINDSONG |
| 9 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | VALLEY MAZE |
| 9 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2014 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SALTESE |
| 8 September 1993 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Spokane County Fire Districts | DALKE AVENUE |
| 7 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | CARPENTER |
| 7 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Arturdee (historical): 15 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Saltese Creek | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Shelley Lake | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Murphy Brothers State Line Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Liberty Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Moab 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ne'sqhwaqhwe (historical) | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Chatnwaqhi'pm Grove | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Liberty Lake | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Otis Orchards | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Chnak'wa'qn Breaks | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Greenacres | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Austin | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Alpha (historical) | 3.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2791141. 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.