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Sunnybank, Washington

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Chelan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98816. The Survey maps it on the Winesap quadrangle.

Sunnybank within Chelan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 14 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

47 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Sunnybank between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,005 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 2 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
Natural15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Debris and open burning8
Recreation and ceremony5
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism2
Fireworks2
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 acreSpokane DistrictGRANITE
29 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
25 September 1998Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
31 August 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
3 August 2010Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestWATERMELON
22 August 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestJOHNSON
19 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresSoutheast Region-Department of Natural ResourcesKNAPPS 2
18 August 2000Arson/incendiarism90 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chelan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Sunnybank: 4 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Iron, Feldspar. 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
First CreekTitanium, IronOccurrence
LakesidePumiceOccurrence
Lakeside PlacerGoldProspect
Lovitt MineStoneUnknown
Navarre Coulee PegmatiteFeldsparOccurrence
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Wapato LakeLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Carroll PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Chelan 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
Manson1.8 miles13
Granite Falls4.0 miles13
Lake Chelan Hills4.7 miles14
Maplecreek5.0 miles14
Shrine Beach5.3 miles13
Greens Landing5.4 miles13
Lakeside5.6 miles14
Hollywood Beach5.7 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1526749. 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.