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Silver Beach, Washington

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Northwest Yakima census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98937. It stands on Andy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rimrock Lake quadrangle.

Silver Beach within Yakima County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

138 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Silver Beach between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,099 acres in total. 28 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
Recreation and ceremony72
Natural28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Smoking6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Arson/incendiarism4
Debris and open burning4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2019Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestBAKE OVEN
8 September 2019Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestWHITE STUMP
7 September 2013Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestBLUE SLIDE
4 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forest3 DAY
30 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.1 acresOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestCLEAR LAKE
3 September 2009Natural1,200 acresOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestTWIN PEAKS
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestBEAR COVE
26 September 1999Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestBOOTJACK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yakima County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Silver Beach: 5 occurrences, 4 prospects, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Nickel, Manganese, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Little Giant GroupMercury, GoldProspect
Rocket GroupMercury, Gold, SilverProspectSurface
Russell RidgeBentoniteOccurrence
B.F.W.SilverProspect
FigManganesePast ProducerUnknown
FigManganesePast Producer
Indian Creek Cinnabar PropertyMercury, NickelOccurrence1951
Wildcat CreekMercury, NickelOccurrence1941
WitchSilver, MercuryProspectSurface
Clear LakeMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar

Every working recorded in Yakima County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Rimrock6.1 miles19
Goose Prairie17.3 miles19
Nile19.9 miles15
Tampico21.0 miles14
Pinecliff21.2 miles18
Cliffdell22.6 miles18
American River23.2 miles18
Tieton25.8 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1534086. 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.