Buckhorn, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Orcas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98245. It lies near Buck Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Mount Constitution quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1943 USGS Orcas Island quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Orcas Island quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Bellingham quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Mt Constitution quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Buckhorn between 1997 and 2020, burning about 4 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CLARK IS |
| 16 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CROW VALLEY |
| 15 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Region-Department of Natural Resources | BONNIE BRAE |
| 10 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Region-Department of Natural Resources | SEAVIEW |
| 9 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 16 August 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 14 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Region-Department of Natural Resources | SHADOW |
| 12 August 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | 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 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Buckhorn: 11 occurrences, 9 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcgraw-Kittinger Deposit | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| North Beach Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Orcas Island | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sucia Island Quarries | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Sea Island Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Buck Mountain Deposit No. 1 | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Camp Indralaya Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Chuckanut Lime Co. Quarry | Limestone, General | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastsound | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Camp Orkila | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rosario | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Dolphin | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Beach Haven | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| West Beach | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Olga | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Doe Bay | 6.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510845. 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.




