BlockJunction, Washington
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Snoqualmie Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98065. The Survey maps it on the Snoqualmie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 18 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.
- 1921 USGS Sultan quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1923 USGS Sultan quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Snoqualmie quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Skykomish River quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Snoqualmie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Junction between 2004 and 2017, burning about 53 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MCLEOD |
| 7 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 26 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROOSTER |
| 24 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 1 |
| 19 August 2008 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TOLT KNOLL |
| 14 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HANCOCK |
| 5 July 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MICKEY MOUSE |
| 15 July 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 46 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TOKUL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Junction: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokul | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Spring Glen | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Snoqualmie Falls | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Fall City | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Snoqualmie | 6.0 miles | 18 | |
| Ernies Grove | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Carnation | 6.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1521511. 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.