BlockMeridian Heights, Washington
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Tahoma-Maple Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98042. The Survey maps it on the Maple Valley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1897 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1949 USGS Maple Valley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Renton quadrangle1:25000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Maple Valley quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Meridian Heights: 14 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black River Quarry Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Covington Pit - Iddings Farm Svce | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| E-Z Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kent Highlands Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kent Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Reith Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Soos Covington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Timberlane | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Berrydale | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Wilderness | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| Cherokee Bay Park | 3.9 miles | 24 | |
| Lake Desire | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Wilderness Village | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Maple Valley | 4.0 miles | 22 |
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 Q122554806 | 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 1531592. 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.