BlockSamish Island, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Bow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98232. It stands on Samish Island. The Survey maps it on the Anacortes North quadrangle. It stands 30 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1943 USGS Anacortes quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Anacortes quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1973 USGS Anacortes North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Bellingham quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Anacortes North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Samish Island (historical) between 1995 and 2019, burning about 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | AMPHITHEATER |
| 4 July 2001 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 July 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 26 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DOGFISH POINT |
| 22 July 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HAT ISLAND 2 |
| 30 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.1 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TOP HAT |
| 26 June 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 June 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
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 Samish Island (historical): 3 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Magnesite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayer City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Olivine Corp. | Magnesite | Unknown | ||
| Dot Island | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Hat Island | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Saddlebag Island | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta (historical) | 0.4 miles | 12 | |
| North Beach | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Cap Sante | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Edison | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Leary | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Guemes | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Anacortes | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Indian Village | 5.8 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Samish Island (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3492062 | 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 1512638. 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.