BlockSappho, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Forks census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98363. It stands on Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lake Pleasant quadrangle. It stands 459 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1935 USGS Lake Pleasant quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Lake Pleasant quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Cape Flattery quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Lake Pleasant quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Cape Flattery quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Lake Pleasant quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Cape Flattery quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Lake Pleasant quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
31 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Sappho between 1992 and 2020, burning about 118 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 | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NORTH HWY 101 |
| 23 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BROKEN BOAT FIRE |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 15 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 August 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 August 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SAPPHO ACCESS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Sappho: 11 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn K. Prospect | Manganese, Mercury | Occurrence | Bementite, Cinnabar, Hausmannite | |
| State Lease | Manganese, Mercury | Past Producer | 1942, 1955 | |
| Beaver Falls Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bear Creek Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1953 | |
| Bear Creek Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1957 | |
| Bear Ridge | Manganese | Occurrence | Bementite, Hausmannite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Shuwah | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Forks | 10.0 miles | 11 | |
| Old Royal | 12.1 miles | 10 | |
| Pysht | 12.4 miles | 12 | |
| Clallam Bay | 12.8 miles | 10 | |
| Sekiu | 13.3 miles | 10 | |
| Bayview Recreational Vehicle Park | 13.5 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 Sappho | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q542271 | 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 1525435. 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.