Sine, Washington
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the McCleary census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98557. It stands on Raccoon Run. The Survey maps it on the McCleary quadrangle. It stands 259 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1943 USGS Nahwatzel Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Elma quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Mc Cleary quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Shelton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Sine between 1992 and 2020, burning about 51 acres in total. None 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 | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 10 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MOX CHEHALIS |
| 1 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | A-LINE |
| 9 August 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | THE CAMP FIRE |
| 5 August 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 August 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 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
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Sine: 11 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Titanium, Metal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elma | Iron, Titanium, Metal | Past Producer | Fossil Placer | |
| Elma | Iron, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | Fossil Placer | |
| County Line Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mccleary # 2 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Porter Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Smiley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stuck 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCleary | 1.5 miles | 9 | |
| Hillgrove | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| McCleary Junction | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Garden City | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Rayville | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Malone | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Greenwood | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Porter | 6.8 miles | 15 |
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 Sine | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27989077 | 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 1511317. 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.





