BlockCline, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Springdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99173. It lies near May Hill. The Survey maps it on the Forest Center quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1927 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:125000
- 1930 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Forest Center quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
199 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 199 fires within 5 miles of Cline between 1992 and 2020, burning about 386 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 19 were 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 | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LUTHER |
| 9 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JUMPING JOE FLASH |
| 8 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MARY WEBB |
| 8 September 1992 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WEST JEPSEN |
| 7 September 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MARY WALKER SCOREBOARD |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DRUM SPOT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Cline: 6 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Dolomite, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Mine | Lead, Antimony, Silver, Zinc | Producer | Boulangerite, Galena, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Gehrke Quarry | Dolomite | Producer | ||
| Honest John | Silver, Gold, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Steinmetz | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Dept. of Hwys | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Steep Cliff | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Dept. of Hwys | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Dept. of Public. Lands | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| G. B. Lanham | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Loon Lake 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510882. 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.