Mae, Washington
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Ephrata-Soap Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98837. The Survey maps it on the Mae quadrangle. It stands 1,115 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 22 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 Moses Lake quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Mae quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Moses Lake quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Moses Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Mae quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Mae between 2018 and 2020, burning about 45 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Spokane District | LAKE HIAWATHA |
| 15 August 2020 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Spokane District | T SHIRT |
| 10 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.8 acres | Spokane District | GERBER |
| 9 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Spokane District | ROAD D |
| 6 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Spokane District | SOUTH FRONTAGE |
| 31 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Spokane District | FRONTAGE |
| 3 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Spokane District | DUNE |
| 2 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.4 acres | Spokane District | ROAD A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Mae: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Laudenback Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Westlake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mae in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2023: 2 hail, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Hail | Mae | $1,000 | Hail broke one window and caused window trim from five other windows to break off. The hail also damaged corn and alfalfa fields as well. |
| May 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Mae | - | Land spout tornado reported by public. No damage or injuries reported. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Mae | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westlake | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Cascade Valley | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| Moses Lake | 6.3 miles | 22 | |
| McDonald | 10.1 miles | 14 | |
| Mitchell | 10.3 miles | 14 | |
| Marine View | 10.9 miles | 11 | |
| Gloyd | 11.9 miles | 9 | |
| Wheeler | 11.9 miles | 14 |
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 Mae | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27989017 | 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 1511115. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







