BlockHood, Washington
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Carson-Underwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98651. The Survey maps it on the Hood River quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1926 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:125000
- 1929 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Hood River NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
283 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 283 fires within 5 miles of Hood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,093 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 61 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 41 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Fireworks | 27 |
| Smoking | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
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 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | The Dalles Unit | MOSIER EAST |
| 6 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HUGGIE |
| 6 September 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,644 acres | Southeast Region-Department of Natural Resources | HIGHWAY 141 |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 830 |
| 4 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | KOBERG |
| 4 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | I84 MP 65 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 39 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Hood: 32 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klickitat Co. Pits | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Alameda Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Alameda Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dickey Farm Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hanel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jewett Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Old Dalles Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Topsoil Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Underwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Underwood Heights | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hood View Tracts | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Ericson View Tracts | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Mill A | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Willard | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Cook | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Home Valley | 11.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511039. 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.