BlockSunshine, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Pullman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99163. The Survey maps it on the Moscow West quadrangle. It stands 2,582 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1910 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Moscow West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Moscow West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Sunshine: 17 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Donnell Opal Occurrence | Gemstone | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Pullman | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Whelan | Semiprecious Gemstone | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Jester Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Pullman-Moscow Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Central Premix Concrete Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bishop Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carl Carsoarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sunshine in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Flood | Sunshine | $500 | Heavy rain and rapid snow melt led to Sunshine Creek rising and inundating Sunshine Road. The Pullman Airport recorded 1.15 inches of rain. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitlow | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Busby | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Pullman Junction | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Wilma (historical) | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Staley | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Pullman | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Whelan | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Kitzmiller | 4.6 miles | 12 |
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 Q27989084 | 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 1511349. 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.
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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.