BlockCentral Valley, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Poulsbo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98370. It stands on Hoot Creek. The Survey maps it on the Poulsbo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1937 USGS Port Orchard quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Poulsbo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Central Valley between 1992 and 2002, burning about 6 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Puget Sound Agency | PETER |
| 16 August 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 10 June 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 18 November 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Puget Sound Agency | AGATE PASS |
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 Central Valley: 20 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ace Paving Dickey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Albright Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barker Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blossom Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bowling Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Riley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckle Ridge | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Parkwood East | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Brownsville | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Johansons Corner | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Meadowdale | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Silverdale | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Gilberton | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Fairview | 3.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512078. 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.