BlockScotia, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Newport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99156. It lies in Scotia Valley. The Survey maps it on the Camden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1936 USGS Newport quadrangle1:125000
- 1936 USGS Newport quadrangle1:96000
- 1942 USGS Newport quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Camden quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Scotia between 1992 and 2020, burning about 147 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 8 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 58 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DIAMOND RHYME |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SPRING VALLEY |
| 6 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ELOODING BRAKES |
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BEAVER VALLEY VITAMINS |
| 29 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GRAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Scotia: 10 past producers, 6 prospects, 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Lead, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Mcarthur | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Lead Metal Prospect | Iron, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Lena Belle Prospect | Antimony | Occurrence | Stibnite | |
| Reidt | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Stapleton | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Buck | Silver | Prospect | ||
| Lloyd | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Mount Pisgah | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Sunrise | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Gilbert | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grahams | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Diamond Lake | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Penrith | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Tweedie | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Camden | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Newport | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Wolfred | 8.3 miles | 11 | |
| Deer Valley | 9.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511297. 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.