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Rosario Beach, Washington

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Anacortes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98221. It lies near Rosario Head. The Survey maps it on the Deception Pass quadrangle.

Rosario Beach within Skagit County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

67 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Rosario Beach between 1992 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 ceremony27
Smoking10
Debris and open burning8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Other causes4
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Fireworks2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNorthwest Region-Department of Natural ResourcesGINNETT RD
5 September 2013Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCORNET
2 September 1997Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
17 September 2005Fireworksunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSKAGIT ISLAND CANDLE
17 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
11 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersLAKE PASS
10 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCAMPBELL LAKE
10 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Skagit County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Rosario Beach: 7 occurrences, 5 past producers, 4 producers, 4 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Fidalgo IslandSilver, Gold, CopperOccurrenceUnderground
Fidalgo IslandCopper, GoldProspect
Henni Pit and MillREEProducer
Island MineCopper, Magnesite, IronOccurrence
Matrix PropertyGold, CopperOccurrenceBornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Pyrite
Mountain HomeManganeseOccurrence
Mountain Home ClaimCopper, ManganeseOccurrenceBementite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Pyrite
StephensCopper, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Allan IslandStoneOccurrence
Burrows IslandStoneOccurrence

Every working recorded in Skagit County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Yokeko Point2.5 miles14
Dewey3.0 miles14
Alexander Beach3.8 miles12
Gibraltar4.4 miles14
Howards Corner4.9 miles14
Similk Beach5.0 miles14
Sharpes Corner5.3 miles14
Snee Oosh5.8 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512619. 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.