Delano Heights, Washington
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Grand Coulee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99133. The Survey maps it on the Electric City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Electric City quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Electric City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Delano Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 34,668 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | 17,049 acres | Spokane District | BARKER CANYON |
| 5 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colville Agency | ELMER CITY TRAILER P |
| 23 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | SPRING CANYON |
| 19 September 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 227 acres | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | SPRINGCANY |
| 13 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Colville Agency | USBR DUMP |
| 12 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 230 acres | Washington State Fire Marshal's Office | 230 SWITCH YARD FIRE |
| 11 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Colville Agency | COLUMBIA VIEW APT |
| 7 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | EDENHARBOR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Delano Heights: 12 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 producers, 2 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black - Rosauer | Molybdenum, Silver, Gold, Bismuth | Producer | Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite | |
| Black-Rosauer | Silver, Bismuth, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum | Past Producer | ||
| Electric City | Molybdenum, Bismuth, Gold, Beryllium, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Peterson | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| State Pit Ps-T-158 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Black Rosauer-Electric City | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Hope No. 1 | Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Silver Queen | Silver | Prospect | ||
| Allied Concrete Pit and Mill | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Coulee | 1.0 miles | 7 | |
| Electric City | 1.1 miles | 7 | |
| East Heights | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Osborne | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Hanson | 14.2 miles | 6 | |
| Hartline | 17.4 miles | 6 | |
| Fordair | 24.5 miles | 7 | |
| Odair | 25.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512144. 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.




