BlockEnterprise, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hunters-Gifford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99129. The Survey maps it on the Hunters 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.
- 1948 USGS Hunters quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Hunters quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Nespelem quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Hunters quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
239 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 239 fires within 5 miles of Enterprise between 1992 and 2020, burning about 66,687 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 25 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 | 68 |
| Natural | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Fireworks | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Spokane Agency | BURNIN RUBBER |
| 6 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STARSHIP ENTERPRISE |
| 6 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Spokane Agency | HAY STACK |
| 23 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Spokane Agency | LOG A |
| 22 September 1996 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Spokane Agency | BEAR |
| 19 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Spokane Agency | PIERRE HOLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Enterprise: 13 occurrences, 11 prospects, 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Iron, Gold, REE, Thorium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aichan Bee | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Aichen Bee Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Boundary Butte | Asbestos | Occurrence | Tremolite | |
| Department of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Hall Lake | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Marl | |
| Orazada | Silver, Lead, Antimony, Gold, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Orazada | Gold, Silver, Arsenic, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Producer | Galena, Jamesonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Orazada | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Plato Fino | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Queen | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein |
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 1514876. 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.