BlockBates, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Horse Heaven Hills Plateau census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99356. The Survey maps it on the Sundale NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1916 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Sundale NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Goldendale quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
17 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Bates between 1996 and 2018, burning about 28,798 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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 | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2,771 acres | Spokane District | OLD LADY CREEK |
| 1 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Prineville District | 0557 |
| 24 August 2000 | Natural | 800 acres | Southeast Region-Department of Natural Resources | LONG HOUSE 2 |
| 18 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1,000 acres | Yakama Agency | ROCK CRK |
| 18 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 11,526 acres | Spokane District | GOODNOE |
| 13 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 168 acres | Yakama Agency | ROCK CREEK |
| 11 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 acres | Prineville District | 0754 BLALOCK |
| 10 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Prineville District | 0742 PHILLIPI CANYON |
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 Bates: 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Chapman Creek | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Goodnoe Hills | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Sundale | Silica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodnoe Hills | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Goodnoe | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Sundale | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Towal | 9.9 miles | 10 | |
| Roosevelt | 11.5 miles | 12 | |
| Dot | 12.0 miles | 12 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 12.5 miles | 10 | |
| Moona | 17.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510810. 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.