BlockLower Elwha, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Port Angeles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98363. It stands on Hancock Brook. The Survey maps it on the Angeles Point quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1919 USGS Port Crescent quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Angeles Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Joyce quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Port Angeles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Lower Elwha between 1992 and 2020, burning about 33 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MISTY |
| 20 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DAN KELLY ROAD |
| 20 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Olympic National Park | ELWHA DAM |
| 19 September 1992 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Lower Elwha: 11 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elwha Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Aldwell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eden Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hop3 Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Joyce-Piedmont Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ranger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coville | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Elwha | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Port Angeles | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Ramapo | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Maple Grove | 9.2 miles | 14 | |
| Snug Harbor | 9.3 miles | 14 | |
| Port Crescent | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Joyce | 9.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1522537. 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.