BlockMay Junction, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hanford Site census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98944. The Survey maps it on the Hanford quadrangle. It stands 453 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1924 USGS Hanford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Hanford quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Hanford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Priest Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Hanford quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of May Junction between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2,066 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Hanford Reach National Monument | WALLUKCAR1 |
| 8 August 1994 | Natural | 900 acres | Hanford Reach National Monument | SAVAGE IS |
| 3 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Spokane District | HIGH TENSION |
| 21 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 608 acres | Hanford Reach National Monument | REACH |
| 7 July 2002 | Natural | 285 acres | Hanford Reach National Monument | WHITEBLUFF |
| 7 July 2002 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Hanford Reach National Monument | WHITEBLUF2 |
| 6 July 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hanford Reach National Monument | PL 7 CAMP FIRE |
| 23 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | 145 acres | Hanford Reach National Monument | VISTA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of May Junction: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanford | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ambacher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hanford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Muir 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanford | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Edna | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Geneva Junction | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Pierce | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Willa | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Ruth | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| East White Bluffs | 9.5 miles | 12 | |
| Pearl | 9.6 miles | 13 |
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 Q14713810 | 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 1511131. 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.