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Sunnyslope, Washington

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Port Orchard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98367. The Survey maps it on the Bremerton West quadrangle.

Sunnyslope within Kitsap County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 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

28 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Sunnyslope between 1992 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Smoking5
Debris and open burning4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Fireworks2
Recreation and ceremony2
Arson/incendiarism1
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
7 September 2003Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
5 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
25 September 2002Recreation and ceremony1.5 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
20 September 1995Smokingunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
2 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersLOG YARD
13 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersBELFAIR HWY 3
7 August 2008Smoking4.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersBIO
6 August 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kitsap County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Sunnyslope: 14 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Stone. 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
Kitsap QuarryStoneProducer
Port OrchardClayPast Producer
Bourn QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Charleston QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Pioneer QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ace Paving Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bear Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bethel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
I-86 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
I-86 Union RiverSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Kitsap 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
Bremerton Junction1.9 miles14
Gorst1.9 miles14
Sherman Heights3.8 miles14
Wildwood4.0 miles15
Fernwood4.0 miles14
Navy Yard City4.8 miles14
West Park4.9 miles14
Bethel5.2 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512704. 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.