BlockSunnydale, Washington
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Seattle census division. The Survey maps it on the Des Moines quadrangle. It stands 249 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 24 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.
- 1897 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1949 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Burien quadrangle1:25000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Sunnydale between 2006 and 2011, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NORTH DUCKABUSH |
| 5 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Sunnydale: 16 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black River Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Riverton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Riverton Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bow Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Coluccio Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| J.K. Gunter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Scalzo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Corners | 0.2 miles | 24 | |
| Burien | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| Highline | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| SeaTac | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| Evansville | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Gregory Heights | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Seahurst | 1.6 miles | 24 | |
| Riverton Heights | 1.8 miles | 24 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q114222598 | 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 1512703. 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.