BlockErnies Grove, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Snoqualmie Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98065. It stands on Tate Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mount Si quadrangle. It stands 463 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1921 USGS Sultan quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1923 USGS Sultan quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Mount Si quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Skykomish River quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Mount Si quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Ernies Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LITTLE SI |
| 13 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MCLEOD |
| 24 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 1 |
| 15 August 2017 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STORMWATER POND |
| 5 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LITTLE ERNIE |
| 4 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WINERY |
| 4 July 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LITTLE SI FIREWORKS |
| 29 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Puget Sound Region-Department of Natural Resources | ERNIES GROVE 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Ernies Grove: 13 past producers, 6 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Gold, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie | Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Leta | Gold, Silver, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Lost Lode | Molybdenum, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Bald Hornet | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Camp Brown Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Green Mountain | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Mainline 100 Pit | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Stoen North Bend Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cleveland | Copper, Gold | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellisville | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Snoqualmie Falls | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| North Bend | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Riverpoint | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Tanner | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Snoqualmie | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Tokul | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Riverbend | 4.7 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Ernies Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474777 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1519375. 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.