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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.

Buckhorn within San Juan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

16 since 1997

Regional 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 ceremony4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Debris and open burning2
Smoking2
Natural2
Fireworks2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
27 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCLARK IS
16 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCROW VALLEY
15 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Region-Department of Natural ResourcesBONNIE BRAE
10 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Region-Department of Natural ResourcesSEAVIEW
9 August 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
16 August 2003Smokingunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
14 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Region-Department of Natural ResourcesSHADOW
12 August 1998Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Juan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mcgraw-Kittinger DepositLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
North Beach QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Orcas IslandClayPast Producer
Sucia Island QuarriesFlagstonePast Producer
Sea Island PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Buck Mountain Deposit No. 1Limestone, GeneralPast Producer
Camp Indralaya DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Chuckanut Lime Co. QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Juan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Eastsound2.0 miles12
Camp Orkila3.9 miles12
Rosario4.0 miles12
Dolphin4.3 miles12
Beach Haven4.4 miles12
West Beach4.9 miles12
Olga6.3 miles13
Doe Bay6.5 miles12

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.