BlockDyer, Washington
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1968. It stands in the Bridgeport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98858. The Survey maps it on the Wells Dam quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Wells Dam quadrangle1:24000, 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 Dyer between 1992 and 2017, burning about 375 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WELLS RAILROAD |
| 20 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DEZELLUM |
| 3 June 2014 | Natural | 375 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FOSTER CREEK |
| 28 June 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Dyer: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks Pit | Pumice | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Downing | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Howard | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Rocky Butte | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Mud Spring | 10.4 miles | 6 | |
| Brandts Landing | 13.1 miles | 11 | |
| Beebe | 13.5 miles | 8 | |
| Mansfield | 13.5 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1519030. 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.