BlockSouth Highlands, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Richland-Kennewick census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99337. It lies near Zintel Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Kennewick quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1917 USGS Pasco quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Kennewick quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Pasco quadrangle1:62500
- 1992 USGS Kennewick quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of South Highlands between 2004 and 2016, burning about 185 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 185 acres | Washington State Fire Marshal's Office | STATE PATROL |
| 9 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | OLD POST OFFICE |
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 South Highlands: 14 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| D.O.E. Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Luth Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cherry Lane Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kennewick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Matheson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Matheson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pasco Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Putnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennewick | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Port of Kennewick | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| West Highlands | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Vista | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Highland | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Richland Junction | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Island View | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Hedges | 5.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1508551. 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.