BlockFernwood, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Port Orchard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98367. It stands on Ruby 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 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Fernwood between 1994 and 2018, 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SUNNY SLOPE |
| 29 August 2002 | Smoking | 2.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 12 August 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 10 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HIGHWAY 3 WATERSHED |
| 24 July 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SPACE BLANKET |
| 18 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.3 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WERNER RD |
| 15 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | VICTORY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Fernwood: 19 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Orchard | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Bourn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Charleston Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Olsen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pioneer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wilson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Allen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bethel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holmberg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| I-86 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| East Port Orchard | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Port Orchard | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Parkwood | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Conifer Park | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Sherman Heights | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Gorst | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Wildwood | 3.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510966. 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.