BlockRichland Junction, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Richland-Kennewick census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99352. It lies near Bateman Island. The Survey maps it on the Kennewick quadrangle. It stands 394 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1917 USGS Pasco quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Kennewick quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Pasco quadrangle1:62500
- 1992 USGS Kennewick quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Richland Junction between 1993 and 2000, burning about 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Spokane District | WEBBER |
| 10 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.2 acres | Columbia National Wildlife Refuge | DOS X'S |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Richland Junction: 12 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acme Concrete Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kennewick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Richland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| State R-50 Quarry | 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 | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Y | 0.4 miles | 12 | |
| Island View | 0.5 miles | 12 | |
| Vista | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| West Highlands | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Richland | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Kennewick | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| South Highlands | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Port of Kennewick | 6.8 miles | 12 |
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 Q7330637 | 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 1511258. 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.