BlockEldorado Hills, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Bremerton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98312. It stands on Chico Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bremerton West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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 Bremerton West quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
8 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Eldorado Hills between 1992 and 2018, burning about 9 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DOWN TIMBER |
| 25 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EAST GREEN |
| 21 August 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 16 August 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 July 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SPACE BLANKET |
| 20 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BUMPY ROAD |
| 18 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.3 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WERNER RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Eldorado Hills: 25 past producers, 6 producers, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Tungsten, Tin, Silver, Gold, Copper, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chico | Tungsten, Tin, Silver, Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Kitsap Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Bourn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Charleston Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Reynolds Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ace Paving Dickey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Allen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barker Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chico | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Naval Depot Junction | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Erlands Point | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Country Lane | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Silverdale | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Jackson Park | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Kitsap Lake | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Fairview | 2.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1514437. 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.