BlockRocklyn, Washington
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Davenport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99122. The Survey maps it on the Rocklyn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Ritzville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Rocklyn quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Coulee Dam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Rocklyn between 2010 and 2015, burning about 1 acre in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SEVEN MILE |
| 13 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | OLSEN CANYON STRIKE |
| 13 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Spokane District | SAM KNACK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Rocklyn: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit No. Qst-174 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rockstool Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rocklyn 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 |
Storms near this place
5 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rocklyn in 5 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 1 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rocklyn | $10,000 | The strong thunderstorm winds in Davenport damaged one home and over 40 poplar trees were uprooted. There were no known injuries. |
| March 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Rocklyn | - | Spotter confirmed visual evidence of condensation funnel connected to cloud base 2 miles Northwest of Davenport. Radar confirmed an outflow boundary in the area. No damage reported over open wheat country. Time and location estimated. |
| June 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Rocklyn | - | Cold air funnel cloud reported near Davenport with no damage. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Rocklyn | - | One inch hail reported by trained spotter in Davenport, WA. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Rocklyn | - | A small debris flow was observed over Rocklyn Road six miles southwest of Davenport, WA. Rainfall amounts were near one inch. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511545. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.