BlockPleasant Valley, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Goldendale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98620. The Survey maps it on the Luna Gulch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Satus Pass quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Goldendale quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Luna Gulch quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
79 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,156 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | OLD MOUNTAIN SECTION 30 |
| 8 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PLEASANT VALLEY |
| 6 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 1994 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 22 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | OAK FLAT 2 |
| 22 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | OAK FLAT |
| 14 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
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 Pleasant Valley: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Thompson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towal | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Goodnoe Hills | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Goodnoe | 9.2 miles | 10 | |
| Goldendale | 12.2 miles | 9 | |
| Bates | 12.5 miles | 12 | |
| Dot | 13.2 miles | 12 | |
| Maryhill | 15.6 miles | 10 | |
| Cleveland | 15.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511233. 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.