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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1902 USGS Mount Aix quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Mount Aix quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1904 USGS Mt Aix quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Rimrock Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Mount Rainier quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Rimrock Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 2000 USGS Rimrock Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
138 since 1992Regional 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 ceremony | 72 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | BAKE OVEN |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | WHITE STUMP |
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | BLUE SLIDE |
| 4 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | 3 DAY |
| 30 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | CLEAR LAKE |
| 3 September 2009 | Natural | 1,200 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | TWIN PEAKS |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | BEAR COVE |
| 26 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | BOOTJACK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Giant Group | Mercury, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Rocket Group | Mercury, Gold, Silver | Prospect | Surface | |
| Russell Ridge | Bentonite | Occurrence | ||
| B.F.W. | Silver | Prospect | ||
| Fig | Manganese | Past Producer | Unknown | |
| Fig | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Indian Creek Cinnabar Property | Mercury, Nickel | Occurrence | 1951 | |
| Wildcat Creek | Mercury, Nickel | Occurrence | 1941 | |
| Witch | Silver, Mercury | Prospect | Surface | |
| Clear Lake | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rimrock | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Goose Prairie | 17.3 miles | 19 | |
| Nile | 19.9 miles | 15 | |
| Tampico | 21.0 miles | 14 | |
| Pinecliff | 21.2 miles | 18 | |
| Cliffdell | 22.6 miles | 18 | |
| American River | 23.2 miles | 18 | |
| Tieton | 25.8 miles | 14 |
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.









