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Kitsap Lake, Washington

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Bremerton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98312. It stands on Kitsap Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bremerton West quadrangle.

Kitsap Lake within Kitsap County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 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

14 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Kitsap Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13 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
Recreation and ceremony5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Smoking2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1

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 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersEAGLE ROCK
14 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
30 August 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCLIMBING WALL
30 August 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersDOWN TIMBER
29 August 2002Smoking2.5 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
25 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersEAST GREEN
21 August 2002Misuse of fire by a minor1.5 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
16 August 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kitsap County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 30 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Kitsap Lake: 23 past producers, 6 producers, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Tungsten, Tin, Silver, Gold, Copper, Granite. 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
ChicoTungsten, Tin, Silver, Gold, CopperProspect
Green Mountain QuarryGranitePast Producer
Kitsap QuarryStoneProducer
Port OrchardClayPast Producer
Bourn QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Charleston QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Pioneer QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Reynolds QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Kitsap 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
Country Lane0.3 miles14
Jackson Park0.8 miles14
Naval Depot Junction1.0 miles14
Erlands Point1.4 miles14
Madrona Point1.6 miles14
Marine Drive1.8 miles14
Chico2.0 miles14
West Park2.1 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512353. 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.