BlockSwale, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Dallesport-Klickitat census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98613. The Survey maps it on the Wahkiacus quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1934 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Klickitat quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Wahkiacus quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Swale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,359 acres in total. 10 started naturally. None 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/undetermined | 15 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CENTERVILLE HIGHWAY MP 10 |
| 14 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.8 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MORSE ROAD |
| 14 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STACKER BUTTE |
| 12 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | 52 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SWALE CANYON |
| 4 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,000 acres | Spokane District | SNOOKUM |
| 25 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 August 1992 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gooseneck | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Warwick | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Wahkiacus | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Klickitat Springs | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Klickitat | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Pitt | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Woodruff Mill | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| Wishram Heights | 8.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511354. 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.