BlockRyan, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Kettle Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99157. It stands on Flat Creek. The Survey maps it on the China Bend quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1929 USGS Colville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1933 USGS Colville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS China Bend quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Colville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
97 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Ryan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 204 acres in total. 44 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 | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MARBLE TWO |
| 27 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 26 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FIFTEENMILE |
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LAEL RANGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 68 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 68 workings within 5 miles of Ryan: 27 occurrences, 23 prospects, 7 producers, 7 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Magnesite, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bird | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Bossburg | Graphite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Homestake | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Minorca | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Northport Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| O Toole Mountain | Uranium, REE | Occurrence | ||
| Orpha | Copper, Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| P. R. Fitzgerald | Clay | Producer | ||
| Prichard Jacobson Claims | Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Young America | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bossburg | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Little Dalles (historical) | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Evans | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Powell | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Bear | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Onion Creek | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Godfrey (historical) | 10.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1525311. 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.