Fidalgo, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Anacortes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98221. The Survey maps it on the Anacortes South quadrangle. It stands 33 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1943 USGS Deception Pass quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Deception Pass quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Anacortes South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Anacortes South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Fidalgo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. 1 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 | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Northwest Region-Department of Natural Resources | GINNETT RD |
| 2 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 17 September 2005 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SKAGIT ISLAND CANDLE |
| 11 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LAKE PASS |
| 10 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CAMPBELL LAKE |
| 3 August 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CAP SANTE |
| 29 August 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HEART LAKE |
| 29 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MT. ERIE |
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 Fidalgo: 10 occurrences, 6 past producers, 6 unknowns, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anacortes | Chromium, Platinum | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Fidalgo Island | Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Island Mine | Copper, Magnesite, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Mountain Home | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Mountain Home Claim | Copper, Manganese | Occurrence | Bementite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Pyrite | |
| Olivine Corp. | Magnesite | Unknown | ||
| Stephens | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Anacopper | Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Copper, Gold | |
| Fidalgo Island | Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Stephens | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpes Corner | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Howards Corner | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Whitmarsh Junction | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Similk Beach | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Gibraltar | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Cap Sante | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Anacortes | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Snee Oosh | 3.8 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 Fidalgo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27988946 | 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 1531682. 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.






