BlockWest Beach, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Orcas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98245. It lies near Freeman Island. The Survey maps it on the Eastsound quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Orcas Island quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Orcas Island quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Bellingham quadrangle1:100000
- 1977 USGS Eastsound quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Eastsound quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
20 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of West Beach between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12 acres in total. 2 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 | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 16 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CROW VALLEY |
| 15 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Region-Department of Natural Resources | BONNIE BRAE |
| 10 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Region-Department of Natural Resources | SEAVIEW |
| 1 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Region-Department of Natural Resources | CLAY FARM RD |
| 9 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 August 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 16 August 2003 | Smoking | 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 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of West Beach: 12 past producers, 11 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Barge Co. Quarry | Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Deer Harbor Feldspar Deposit | Feldspar | Occurrence | ||
| Mcgraw-Kittinger Deposit | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| North Beach Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Sea Island Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Buck Mountain Deposit No. 1 | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Camp Indralaya Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Double Hill Deposit No. 1 | Limestone, General | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Haven | 0.5 miles | 12 | |
| Camp Orkila | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Eastsound | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Dolphin | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| West Sound | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Waldron | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Buckhorn | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rosario | 5.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512787. 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.