BlockSwantown, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the North Whidbey Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98277. The Survey maps it on the Oak Harbor quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1943 USGS Deception Pass quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Deception Pass quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1973 USGS Oak Harbor quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Oak Harbor quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Swantown between 1992 and 2017, burning about 27 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ELWHA ROAD |
| 7 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SLEEPER |
| 6 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 20 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 11 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 11 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 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 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Swantown: 8 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Everett Bros. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Krieg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marine Asphalt Pit 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oak Harbor Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oak Harbor Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oak Harbor Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Trask Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Whidbey Island Highway 20 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Whidbey Island Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketown | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Oak Harbor | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| San de Fuca | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Penn Cove Park | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Coveland | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Captains Choice | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Coupeville | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Dean Manor | 6.2 miles | 10 |
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 Q122561699 | 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 1511355. 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.