BlockOlema, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Brewster-Wakefield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98829. It stands on Sullivan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chiliwist Valley quadrangle. It stands 2,041 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1905 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Loup Loup quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Omak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Chiliwist Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Chiliwist Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
112 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Olema between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,193 acres in total. 60 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 | 60 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Fireworks | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JODY SPRINGS |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WEST O AND B ROAD |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.7 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NOT PUSH OVER |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CHILLY SPOT |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TURKEY CHILI |
| 28 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Colville Agency | MALOTT HUD |
| 25 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2,608 acres | Spokane District | MALOTT |
| 24 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CHILIWIST VALLEY |
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 Olema: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malott Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Monse Tungsten | Tungsten | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malott | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Ophir | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Wakefield | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Mowich Illahee | 7.7 miles | 13 | |
| Paradise Hill | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Chillowist | 9.0 miles | 12 | |
| Thompson (historical) | 10.5 miles | 12 | |
| Monse | 12.0 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 Olema | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7086337 | 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 1524024. 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.