BlockSeal Rock, Washington
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Quilcene Bay-Brinnon census division. It stands on Turner Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brinnon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 Point Misery quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Point Misery quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Brinnon quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Brinnon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Seal Rock between 1992 and 2018, burning about 28 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PAYNE |
| 27 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 2003 | Fireworks | 12 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 16 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RAGS |
| 22 August 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HOT SPIT |
| 19 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 Seal Rock: 5 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Davies Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pierce Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brinnon | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Bees Mill | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Coyle | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Lackawanna Beach | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Duckabush | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Quilcene | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| East Quilcene | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Camp Discovery | 8.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1525540. 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.