Ovington, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Crescent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98363. It stands on Lapoel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lake Crescent 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.
- 1918 USGS Lake Crescent quadrangle1:62500
- 1922 USGS Lake Crescent quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Crescent quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Crescent quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Port Angeles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
61 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Ovington between 1992 and 2020, burning about 135 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 7 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 | 19 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Olympic National Park | 8TH SWITCHBACK |
| 5 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Olympic National Park | L.C.101LOG |
| 13 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Olympic National Park | SPRUCE |
| 1 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Olympic National Park | CAMPDAVID5 |
| 7 August 2013 | Smoking | 1.5 acres | Olympic National Park | UPPER FALLS |
| 6 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Olympic National Park | LAKES |
| 6 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Olympic National Park | FALLS |
| 6 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Olympic National Park | FAIRHOLM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Ovington: 10 past producers, 7 occurrences, 5 prospects, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Angel | Tin, Manganese, Antimony | Past Producer | 1941 | |
| Crescent Mine | Manganese, Mercury, Iron, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1922, 1924, 1954 | |
| Crescent Mine | Silica, Iron, Manganese, Aluminum, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1952 | |
| Lake Crescent | Gemstone | Prospect | ||
| Mount Baldy | Clay, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Peggy | Manganese, Iron, Mercury, Copper | Occurrence | 1925, 1952 | |
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Ox Prospect | Manganese, Iron | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Christopher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Handy Prospect | Manganese, Iron | Occurrence | Replacement |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Piedmont | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Shadow | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Disque | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Maple Grove | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Joyce | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Snug Harbor | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Twin | 8.5 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122539432 | 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 1524111. 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.





