BlockEnterprise, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Oroville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98855. It lies near White Rock. The Survey maps it on the Enterprise quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1906 USGS Chopaka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Loomis quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Enterprise quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Oroville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Enterprise between 1992 and 2020, burning about 27,403 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROCK LAKE STRIKE |
| 6 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROCK N WANNACUT |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.9 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SPECTACULAR |
| 14 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LITTLE WHISKEY |
| 12 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Spokane District | NIGHTMARE |
| 11 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WANNACUT |
| 9 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WHITE ROCK MOUNTAIN |
| 31 August 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 89 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 89 workings within 5 miles of Enterprise: 34 unknowns, 23 occurrences, 15 past producers, 10 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Rand | Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite | |
| Anaconda | Gold, Copper, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Baltimore | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Bellevue | Gold, Silver, Copper, Antimony | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Silver, Stephanite | |
| Bonanza No.4 | Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Buckeye | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimony | Unknown | ||
| Buckeye Claim | Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver, Antimony, Arsenic | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Chicago Prospect | Silver, Lead, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Chilson | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Copper World Extension | Copper, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc, Iron | Producer | 1912, 1919 |
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 1519354. 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.