BlockHerron, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Key Peninsula-Anderson Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98349. It stands on Herron Island. The Survey maps it on the Vaughn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1938 USGS Allyn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Vaughn quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Vaughn quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
38 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Herron between 1993 and 2020, burning about 55 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GRAPEVIEW RD |
| 3 September 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MCMICKEN |
| 29 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STADIUM BEACH WEST |
| 27 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 1995 | Smoking | 25 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 15 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HARSTENE ISLAND |
| 8 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DAWN DRIVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Herron: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Lakebay | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Bay | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Longbranch | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Vaughn | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Key Center | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Glencove | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Forest Beach | 6.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511031. 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.