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Indian Beach, Washington

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Camano Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98282. The Survey maps it on the Camano quadrangle.

Indian Beach within Island County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 11 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

59 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Indian Beach between 1992 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 burning31
Recreation and ceremony12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Arson/incendiarism4
Smoking3
Fireworks3
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
6 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
23 September 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
21 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
21 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
2 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
19 September 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
17 September 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
16 September 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Island County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Indian Beach: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE. 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
Greenbank Sand & GravelREEProducer
Christie PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Erling PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Island 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
Camano0.8 miles11
Saratoga Shores1.9 miles11
Rockaway Beach3.0 miles11
Driftwood Shores3.2 miles16
Sunset Beach3.6 miles11
Madrona Beach3.8 miles11
Baby Island Heights4.6 miles14
Lona Beach4.9 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511050. 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.