BlockNorthwoods, Washington
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the North Skamania census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98616. It sits by Eagle Cliffs. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Flats quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1919 USGS Mount St Helens quadrangle1:125000
- 1919 USGS Mt St Helens quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1919 USGS Mt St. Helens quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Mt St. Helens quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Mt. St. Helens SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Cedar Flats quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Cedar Flats quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Northwoods between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Gifford Pinchot National Forest | CEDAR FLATS |
| 6 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Gifford Pinchot National Forest | PEPPER CREEK |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 9 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MARBLE 4 |
| 9 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Gifford Pinchot National Forest | SWITCHBACK 39 |
| 8 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Gifford Pinchot National Forest | ROUND-ABOUT |
| 4 August 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Gifford Pinchot National Forest | LEWIS RIVER |
| 4 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gifford Pinchot National Forest | MUDDY RIVER |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Falls Landing (historical) | 15.7 miles | 17 | |
| Tire Junction | 16.0 miles | 12 | |
| Stabler | 18.3 miles | 15 | |
| Carson | 25.4 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Martins Hot Springs | 25.7 miles | 13 | |
| Stevenson | 26.1 miles | 14 | |
| Home Valley | 28.0 miles | 13 | |
| Moffetts Hot Springs | 28.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1529075. 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.