Berne, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98826. It stands on Henry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mount Howard quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1901 USGS Chiwaukum quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1904 USGS Chiwaukum quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Wenatchee Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Chelan quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Mount Howard quadrangle1:24000
- 2004 USGS Mount Howard quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
50 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Berne between 1993 and 2019, burning about 136 acres in total. 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | BURLINGTON |
| 8 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | RAINY CREEK |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | LONG LOST |
| 30 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | LOST LAKE |
| 20 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | CHIEF TRAIL |
| 18 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | WHITE PINE |
| 16 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | MULE |
| 12 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | HENRY CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Berne: 4 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Molybdenum, Talc-Soapstone, Garnet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiwackum Mountains Workings | Gold, Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Early Dawn | Stone | Prospect | ||
| Gaynor | Garnet | Occurrence | ||
| Lake Creek | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| Merritt | Silica, Molybdenum | Past Producer | ||
| Mother Lode Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ruth | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Merritt | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite, Pyrrhotite | |
| Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berne in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Berne | $500 | Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused potions of trails to washout near the Irving Peak Burn Scar. Nearby RAWS reported a quarter of an inch of rain. Radar estimates near an inch of rain. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Berne | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt | 7.3 miles | 17 | |
| Nason Creek | 9.8 miles | 17 | |
| Telma | 10.1 miles | 17 | |
| Coles Corner | 12.8 miles | 17 | |
| Winton | 12.9 miles | 17 | |
| Chiwaukum | 14.1 miles | 17 | |
| Plain | 17.2 miles | 17 | |
| Chumstick | 19.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1516434. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






