BlockPleasant Valley, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1975. It stands in the Blaine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98248. It stands on Fingalson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Blaine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1907 USGS Blaine quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Blaine quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Blaine quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Bellingham quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Valley between 1995 and 2019, burning about 56 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | KOEHN RD |
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 12 September 2016 | Smoking | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BLAINE 20 |
| 25 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | KLUKEN |
| 18 August 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 14 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 12 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Valley: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Contained or Metal, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blain Pit | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Intalco Aluminum Plant | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Producer | 1955 | |
| Bordstrom Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Loop 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kickerville | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Birch Bay | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Birch Bay Circle Grange | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Cottonwood Beach | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Custer | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Hillsdale | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Mountain View | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Haynie | 5.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1534601. 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.