Leland, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Quilcene Bay-Brinnon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98376. The Survey maps it on the Uncas quadrangle. It stands 207 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1940 USGS Quilcene quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Uncas quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Uncas quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Leland between 1992 and 2018, burning about 33 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 ceremony | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Olympic National Forest | DAM |
| 19 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 16 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 15 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 14 September 2012 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CENTER FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Leland: 12 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triple Ore Copper Prospect | Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Pit 2926-3.8 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry 2849-1.6 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry 2907-10.4 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry 2909-4.8 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry 2926-6.7 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry-2927-1.0 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Calkins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Currier Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| East Quilcene 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quilcene | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| East Quilcene | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Dabob | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Eaglemount | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Uncas | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Discovery Bay | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Fairmont | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Discovery Junction | 7.1 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Leland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19724134 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1522001. 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.






