BlockLow Gap, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Mattawa-Royal City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98848. The Survey maps it on the Beverly NE quadrangle. It stands 1,283 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1912 USGS Beverly quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Beverly quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Beverly NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Beverly quadrangle1:62500
- 1965 USGS Beverly NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Priest Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Low Gap: 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sec. 29 Deposit B | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Sec. 7 Pit | Diatomite | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Diatomite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Royal City | 10.4 miles | 12 | |
| Jericho | 10.4 miles | 16 | |
| Wanapum Village | 11.9 miles | 16 | |
| Smyrna | 12.2 miles | 12 | |
| Beverly | 12.7 miles | 16 | |
| Schwana | 13.2 miles | 16 | |
| Sunland Estates | 14.1 miles | 9 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q27989010 | 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 1511109. 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.
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.