Wildcat Lake, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Bremerton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98312. The Survey maps it on the Wildcat Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1936 USGS Point Misery quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Point Misery quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Wildcat Lake quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Wildcat Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
19 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Wildcat Lake between 1993 and 2020, burning about 16 acres in total. None 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EAGLE ROCK |
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 14 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 13 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CLIMBING WALL |
| 30 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DOWN TIMBER |
| 25 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EAST GREEN |
| 21 August 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | 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 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Wildcat Lake: 22 past producers, 6 producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite, Cobalt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chico | Tungsten, Tin, Silver, Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Elmer Nelson Property | Cobalt | Unknown | ||
| Kitsap Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Camp Union Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Green Mountain Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Bourn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ace Paving Dickey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barker Creek 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Hills | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Naval Depot Junction | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Chico | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Kitsap Lake | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Country Lane | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lawters Beach | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Warrenville | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Erlands Point | 3.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1528140. 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.







