BlockOrchard Park, Washington
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Spokane census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99212. It lies near Spokane Valley. The Survey maps it on the Spokane NE quadrangle.
On record in Orchard Park
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Felts Field Historic Districtlisted 1991 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1901 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Spokane NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Spokane NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Spokane NE quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Spokane NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
349 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 349 fires within 5 miles of Orchard Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,747 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 42 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 | 126 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
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 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HOT PURSUIT |
| 7 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MIRABEAU RIVER |
| 5 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ESMERALDA |
| 5 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | COURTLAND |
| 4 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FARR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Orchard Park: 25 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigelow Gulch | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Empire Granite Quarry | Granite, Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dishman | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Spokane Silica Sand Deposit | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Center and Perry St. Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Havana and 10th Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ace Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Acme Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Big Gulch 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwater | 0.4 miles | 19 | |
| Yardley | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Orchard Avenue | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| East Spokane | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Millwood | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Dishman | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Pasadena Park | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Hillyard | 2.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512534. 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.