BlockWhitcomb, Washington
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the South Benton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99345. It lies near Canoe Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Crow Butte quadrangle. It stands 299 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1906 USGS Blalock Island quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1908 USGS Blalock Island quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Crow Butte quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Hermiston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Crow Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
60 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Whitcomb between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,790 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | BOARDMAN |
| 8 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | WHITCOMB WEST |
| 8 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | WHITCOMB EAST |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,464 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | PATTERSON |
| 6 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 201 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | MP 156 |
| 14 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | WHITCOMB ISLAND HAYSTACK 2 |
| 13 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | WHCB 95-5 |
| 7 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 210 acres | Mid Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Complex | CROW BUTTE |
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 Whitcomb: 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artesian Coulee Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Reils Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Boardman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Boardman Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paterson | 10.8 miles | 15 | |
| Longview (historical) | 20.2 miles | 14 | |
| Horse Heaven | 20.9 miles | 10 | |
| Plymouth | 23.5 miles | 15 | |
| Prosser | 23.6 miles | 11 | |
| Kinneyville (historical) | 23.6 miles | 11 | |
| North Prosser | 25.3 miles | 11 | |
| North McNary | 25.8 miles | 15 |
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 Q7994222 | 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 1511426. 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.