BlockRagnar, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Snoqualmie Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98045. It lies near Grouse Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Chester Morse Lake 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.
- 1913 USGS Cedar Lake quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Bandera quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Snoqualmie Pass quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Chester Morse Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
41 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Ragnar between 1995 and 2020, burning about 9 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 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 | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | MINE CREEK |
| 8 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MID FORK |
| 8 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MAILBOX PEAK 2013 |
| 4 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | MATRESS |
| 27 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LITTLE SI |
| 18 September 2008 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MAILBOX |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Ragnar: 13 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Chance | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Della Jane | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Brister Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| City of Seattle Road 10 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| City of Seattle Road 50 Main Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| David Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ragner 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewick | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Riverbend | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Riverpoint | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Tanner | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Falls | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Garcia | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Harman Heights | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| North Bend | 5.6 miles | 14 |
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 Q91047679 | 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 1524807. 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.