BlockSpring Glen, Washington
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Snoqualmie Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98024. It stands on Skunk Creek. The Survey maps it on the Snoqualmie quadrangle. It stands 157 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 18 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.
- 1921 USGS Sultan quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1923 USGS Sultan quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Snoqualmie quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Skykomish River quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Snoqualmie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Spring Glen between 1992 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RAGING RIVER |
| 13 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MITCHELL HILL |
| 5 July 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MICKEY MOUSE |
| 4 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WINERY |
| 20 July 2013 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | ECHO LAKE |
| 15 July 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 46 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TOKUL |
| 11 July 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 Spring Glen: 11 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Raging River Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stoen North Bend Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Chisholm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Foster Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hjort Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pratt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Smart 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall City | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Tokul | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Snoqualmie | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Snoqualmie Falls | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Preston | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Upper Preston | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Junction | 4.8 miles | 18 |
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 Spring Glen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q57233638 | 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 1526417. 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.