BlockPort Crescent, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Crescent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98363. It stands on Salt Creek. The Survey maps it on the Joyce quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1919 USGS Port Crescent quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Joyce quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Joyce quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Port Angeles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Port Crescent between 1992 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STRIPED PIT FIRE |
| 30 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 26 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SPPC |
| 21 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LYRE RIVER CAMPGROUND |
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Port Crescent: 11 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fielding Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hillstead Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lyre Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Piedmont Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ramapo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Disque | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Ramapo | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Piedmont | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Maple Grove | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Coville | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Crescent | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Snug Harbor | 6.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1530214. 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.