BlockNorthwood, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1975. It stands in the Sumas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98264. The Survey maps it on the Lynden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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 Sumas quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Sumas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Lynden quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Lynden quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Bellingham quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Northwood between 1993 and 2019, burning about 2 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BADGER ROAD |
| 7 August 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 16 July 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TIMON |
| 21 June 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RIVERSIDE PARK |
| 17 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NOLTE RD. |
| 14 May 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Northwood: 9 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sturman and Herringa Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | Limonite | |
| Sturman and Herringa Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Erickson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Everson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gansler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lynden Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pole Road Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sw 10 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Swope 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511194. 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.