BlockTwin, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Clallam Bay-Neah Bay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98363. It stands on West Twin River. The Survey maps it on the Twin Rivers quadrangle.
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.
- 1918 USGS Lake Crescent quadrangle1:62500
- 1922 USGS Lake Crescent quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Crescent quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Twin Rivers quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Port Angeles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Twin 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Natural | 10 acres | Olympic Region-Department of Natural Resources | MURDOCK BEACH |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PA-S 2500 FIRE |
| 14 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SMOLDERING ALDER |
| 8 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MURDOCH SLASH |
| 30 July 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 20 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Olympic National Park | DEODOR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Twin: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin River Clay, Inc | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1527518. 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.