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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.

Wildcat Lake within Kitsap County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

19 since 1993

Regional 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/undetermined5
Recreation and ceremony5
Debris and open burning4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersEAGLE ROCK
2 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
14 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
13 September 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
30 August 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCLIMBING WALL
30 August 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersDOWN TIMBER
25 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersEAST GREEN
21 August 2002Misuse of fire by a minor1.5 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kitsap County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 30 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
ChicoTungsten, Tin, Silver, Gold, CopperProspect
Elmer Nelson PropertyCobaltUnknown
Kitsap QuarryStoneProducer
Camp Union QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Green Mountain QuarryGranitePast Producer
Bourn QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ace Paving Dickey PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Barker Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Kitsap County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Eldorado Hills2.7 miles14
Naval Depot Junction3.0 miles14
Chico3.0 miles14
Kitsap Lake3.4 miles14
Country Lane3.5 miles14
Lawters Beach3.8 miles16
Warrenville3.9 miles16
Erlands Point3.9 miles14

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.