BlockSan de Fuca, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Central Whidbey Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98239. The Survey maps it on the Coupeville quadrangle. It stands 26 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1939 USGS Coupeville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Coupeville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of San de Fuca between 1992 and 2017, burning about 54 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 15 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 20 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 11 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 1 September 2010 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EBEY'S BLUFF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of San de Fuca: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coupeville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Good Beach Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Harrington Lagoon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Island County Road Dept. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Libbey-Didco Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Penn Cove Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Prairie Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coveland | 0.7 miles | 10 | |
| Port Arthur (historical) | 1.5 miles | 10 | |
| Coupeville | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Dean Manor | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Penn Cove Park | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Prairie Center | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Captains Choice | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Sunset Terrace | 2.9 miles | 10 |
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 San de Fuca | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3475040 | 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 1513201. 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.