BlockNeptune Beach, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Lummi Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98248. The Survey maps it on the Lummi Bay quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1907 USGS Blaine quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Blaine quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Lummi Bay quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Bellingham quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Lummi Bay quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Neptune Beach between 1995 and 2020, burning about 10 acres in total. None 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 August 2010 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RED RIVER |
| 20 August 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LAKE TERRELL |
| 9 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 July 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HAXTON WAY |
| 4 July 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FERNDALE ROAD |
| 23 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RED RIVER |
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 Neptune Beach: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Contained or Metal, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Intalco Aluminum Plant | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Producer | 1955 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Kickerville | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Lummi | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Lummi Island | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Ferndale | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Beach | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Marietta | 7.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512499. 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.