BlockGeiger Heights, Washington
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Spokane census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99224. The Survey maps it on the Spokane SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1901 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Spokane SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Spokane SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Spokane SW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1987 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
316 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 316 fires within 5 miles of Geiger Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,073 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 23 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 77 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 21 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Fireworks | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Other causes | 9 |
| Smoking | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GRACELAND |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EAST 902 |
| 6 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GROVE SPOT |
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MT CARMEL |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SPOTTED STRIKEOUT |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | VIEWMONT STRIKE |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RAMONA |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SPOTTED STRIKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Geiger Heights: 23 past producers, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gemstone, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conner Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Fish Lake | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Fish Lake | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Fish Lake Pegmatite | Feldspar | Occurrence | ||
| Jordan Ranch | Gallium | Occurrence | ||
| Pioneer Brick Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Geiger Field Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Scribner | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Hayford | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Hazelwood | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| West Spokane | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Spokane | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Four Lakes | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Airway Heights | 6.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512235. 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.