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Howards Corner, 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.

Howards Corner within Skagit County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

74 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Howards Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 67 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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
Recreation and ceremony27
Debris and open burning12
Smoking11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Fireworks4
Other causes4
Natural3
Arson/incendiarism2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNorthwest Region-Department of Natural ResourcesGINNETT RD
5 September 2013Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCORNET
2 September 1997Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
17 September 2005Fireworksunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSKAGIT ISLAND CANDLE
17 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
11 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersLAKE PASS
10 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCAMPBELL LAKE
31 August 1996Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Skagit County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 29 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Howards Corner: 8 occurrences, 7 unknowns, 6 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, Silver, Gold, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
AnacortesChromium, PlatinumOccurrenceChromite
Fidalgo IslandCopper, GoldProspect
Island MineCopper, Magnesite, IronOccurrence
Matrix PropertyGold, CopperOccurrenceBornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Pyrite
Mountain HomeManganeseOccurrence
Mountain Home ClaimCopper, ManganeseOccurrenceBementite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Pyrite
StephensCopper, Silver, GoldPast Producer
AnacopperSilver, Gold, CopperOccurrenceCopper, Gold
Fidalgo IslandSilver, Gold, CopperOccurrenceUnderground
StephensCopper, Gold, SilverOccurrence

Every working recorded in Skagit County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Similk Beach0.5 miles14
Sharpes Corner0.6 miles14
Fidalgo1.6 miles14
Gibraltar1.6 miles14
Dewey2.4 miles14
Whitmarsh Junction2.6 miles14
Snee Oosh2.7 miles14
West Shore2.7 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511045. 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.