BlockBangor, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Poulsbo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98315. The Survey maps it on the Poulsbo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1937 USGS Port Orchard quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Poulsbo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
22 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Bangor between 1992 and 2018, burning about 9 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PAYNE |
| 27 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BANGOR VIEW |
| 16 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 26 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 22 August 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HOT SPIT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Bangor: 11 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Riley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sicard Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic View | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Sunset Farm | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Warrenville | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Vinland | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Lawters Beach | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Scandia | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Poulsbo | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Pearson | 5.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511984. 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.