BlockBelfast, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Bow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98233. It stands on Friday Creek. The Survey maps it on the Alger quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1918 USGS Samish Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Alger quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Samish Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Bellingham quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Alger quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
38 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Belfast between 1992 and 2019, burning about 26 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 19 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 1 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 9 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.7 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BOW HILL |
| 31 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 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 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Belfast: 18 unknowns, 13 producers, 4 past producers, 2 occurrences. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alger | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Burlington | Asbestos | Past Producer | ||
| Dukes Hill Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Alger | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Belleville | Manganese | Prospect | 1940 | |
| Belleville Property | Manganese | Occurrence | Pyrolusite | |
| Dept. of Highways | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Dukes Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Friday Creek | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Alger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bow | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Allen | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Equality | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Sunset | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Hoogdal | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Alger | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Edison Station | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Chuckanut Junction | 4.7 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1514881. 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.