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McLeans Orchard, Washington

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Bridgeport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98843. It lies near Greens Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Chelan quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

McLeans Orchard within Douglas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

34 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of McLeans Orchard (historical) between 1996 and 2020, burning about 91,356 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 1 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
Natural13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Debris and open burning6
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Firearms and explosives use1
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 September 2012Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestMULE 2
6 August 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestSTAYMAN FLATS
5 August 2003Natural440 acresOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestTHE BUTTE
31 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined37 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSTAYMAN
3 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined156 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersFOOTHILLS
28 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.6 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersVINYARD
28 August 2011Debris and open burning2.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersGOOSETAIL ROCK
21 August 1998Natural5.0 acresOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestTUNNEL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Douglas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of McLeans Orchard (historical): 6 occurrences, 6 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Feldspar, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Pumice. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Chelan ButteTinOccurrence
Chelan Falls DepositMicaPast Producer
Strack TungstenTungstenOccurrence
Sutor QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Stayman-Knapp Coulee Road DepositPumiceOccurrence
StaymenPumiceOccurrence
ButteGoldUnknown
Carroll PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Chelan TunnelFeldsparProspect
Chelan Tunnel PegmatiteFeldsparOccurrence

Every working recorded in Douglas County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Waterville8.0 miles11
Beebe8.2 miles8
Okanogan City (historical)9.3 miles7
Lamoine9.4 miles7
Douglas10.4 miles12
Orondo12.5 miles13
Supplee12.6 miles7
Mud Spring14.4 miles6

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1530344. 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.