BlockMirror Lake, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the East Whatcom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98220. It stands on Ennis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Acme quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1921 USGS Wickersham quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Wickersham quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Bellingham quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Acme quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Mirror Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 27 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STICKY WICKET |
| 21 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 August 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HUTCHISON CK |
| 26 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | 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 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Mirror Lake: 3 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 producers, 2 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alger | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Lake Whatcom Sandstone Occurrence | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Acme Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Dump Truck Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Prairie | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Prairie | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| United Campground, Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Vista Bella Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wickersham | 0.4 miles | 12 | |
| Doran | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Saxon | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Blue Canyon | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Acme | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Comar | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Clipper | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Sunnyside | 7.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1523264. 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.