BlockLeary, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Bay View census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98232. It stands on Joe Leary Slough. The Survey maps it on the Bow quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1918 USGS Samish Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Bow quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Samish Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Bellingham quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Bow quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
19 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Leary between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 ceremony | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BAYVIEW |
| 24 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 11 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DOMINION MINION |
| 10 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CLEO ROSE |
| 8 July 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 July 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | QUARRY |
| 23 July 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BONNIE |
| 23 July 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROCHE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Leary: 5 producers, 4 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Palladium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | Palladium | Unknown | ||
| Dot Island | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Hat Island | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Saddlebag Island | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Concrete Nor West, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dept. of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Knudson, Harold, Jr. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nordlund Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Osberg Const. Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay View | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Edison | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Whitmarsh Junction | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Whitney | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Sunset | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Atlanta (historical) | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Edison Station | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Fredonia | 5.0 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1521978. 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.