BlockMock, Washington
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Amber-Cheney South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99004. The Survey maps it on the Lance Hills quadrangle. It stands 2,310 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Cheney quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lance Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Rosalia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Mock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,360 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 9 were 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2013 | Natural | 3.4 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | AMBER STRIKE |
| 30 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BADGER NEST |
| 27 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CAMERON ROAD |
| 25 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge | HARMONY RD. |
| 24 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge | BUNK HOUSE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mock: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cramer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geib | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Babb | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Amber | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| South Cheney | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Cheney | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Tyler | 7.6 miles | 7 | |
| East Cheney | 7.8 miles | 9 | |
| Rodna | 10.6 miles | 7 |
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 Mock | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27995392 | 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 1511159. 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.