BlockRuby, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Hanford Site census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98944. It lies near Johnson Island. The Survey maps it on the Wooded Island quadrangle. It stands 397 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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
- 1951 USGS Richland quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Wooded Island quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Wooden Island quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Wooden Island quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Ruby between 2001 and 2012, burning about 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Hanford Reach National Monument | HAMMER |
| 7 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Hanford Reach National Monument | HWY 240 MP 17 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Ruby: 3 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone, Clay, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia River Clays | Clay, Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Richland | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Ringold Gravel | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| White Bluffs | Gemstone | Prospect |
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 | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| West Richland | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Geneva Junction | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Island View | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Richland Y | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Richland Junction | 10.3 miles | 12 | |
| Vista | 11.9 miles | 12 | |
| West Highlands | 12.5 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 Q7376230 | 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 1511276. 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.