BlockNovara, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Othello census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99344. The Survey maps it on the Soda Lake quadrangle.
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.
- 1924 USGS Othello quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Othello quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Soda Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Priest Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
56 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Novara between 1993 and 2019, burning about 3,686 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Columbia National Wildlife Refuge | HAYSCREEK |
| 19 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia National Wildlife Refuge | MCMANNAMAN |
| 18 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Columbia National Wildlife Refuge | PATTY |
| 13 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Columbia National Wildlife Refuge | MAGUIRE |
| 9 August 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia National Wildlife Refuge | SNAKE |
| 7 August 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Columbia National Wildlife Refuge | TRACKER |
| 6 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 45 acres | Columbia National Wildlife Refuge | KNUCKLEHED |
| 3 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia National Wildlife Refuge | N. TEAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Novara: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Pit Psad-89 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511195. 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.