Nighthawk, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Oroville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98827. The Survey maps it on the Nighthawk quadrangle. It stands 1,168 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1906 USGS Chopaka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Loomis quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Nighthawk quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Oroville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Nighthawk between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,490 acres in total. 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CHOPAKA |
| 18 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 537 acres | Spokane District | BARBER MOUNTAIN |
| 13 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 August 2002 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Spokane District | NIGHTHAWK |
| 30 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Spokane District | ELLEMEHAM RUN AROUND |
| 3 August 1994 | Natural | 3,073 acres | Spokane District | ELLEMHAN |
| 3 August 1994 | Natural | 60 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 August 1994 | Natural | 960 acres | Spokane District | SIMILKAMEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 121 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 121 workings within 5 miles of Nighthawk: 48 unknowns, 29 occurrences, 21 past producers, 20 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue | Gold, Copper, Silver | Unknown | ||
| California | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Unknown | ||
| California Claim | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Catherine | Silver, Zinc, Copper, Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Curlew Claims | Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Defiance | Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Silica, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Favorite Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Four Metals | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Tungsten, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Four Metals | Lead, Copper, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Four Metals Mine | Garnet | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nighthawk in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2021: 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2021 | Flood | Nighthawk | $500,000 | The Similkameen River, near Nighthawk and Oroville, reached minor flood stage on November 16th. There were post-flood surveys completed that found several properties damaged due to flooding. The flood impacted pasture land, structures, and crops both upstream and downstream of the Similkameen River gage at Nighthawk. The property and crop damage is an estimate due to no official reports of private and public land damage cost. The Similkameen River gage, near Nighthawk, crested at 14.41' on November 16th at 15:00 PST. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nighthawk | $120,000 | A tree was blown down and landed on a house. Several other trees were blown down at the adjacent campground. |
| May 2018 | Flood | Nighthawk | $1,000 | The flooding form the Similkameen River backed up into Palmer Lake during the high water period. This resulted in flooding along the Loomis Oroville Road along the lake shore and the inundation of Chopaka Road which crosses Palmer Creek which drains Palmer Lake into the Similkameen River. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Nighthawk | - | Public report of water over Loomis-Oroville road. There were also reports of mud and debris covering the road in locations as well as possible washouts. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chopaka | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Loomis | 10.1 miles | 11 | |
| Oroville | 11.1 miles | 15 | |
| Enterprise | 12.3 miles | 11 | |
| Cordell | 14.0 miles | 13 | |
| Ellisforde | 17.7 miles | 13 | |
| Tonasket | 21.0 miles | 11 | |
| Molson | 23.4 miles | 12 |
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 Nighthawk | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7033805 | 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 1523657. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





