BlockYethonat, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Toppenish-Wapato census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98948. The Survey maps it on the Wapato quadrangle. It stands 810 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1910 USGS Zillah quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Wapato quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Toppenish quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
628 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 628 fires within 5 miles of Yethonat between 1995 and 2019, burning about 5,764 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 65 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 |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 208 |
| Debris and open burning | 175 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 127 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 65 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | DONALD WAPATO SWIMMING HOLE |
| 8 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Yakama Agency | 942 WINAWAY |
| 8 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 940 WINAWAY |
| 7 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 200 ELMWOOD |
| 6 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 3214 MCDONALD |
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Yakama Agency | KING FIRE |
| 4 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 361 BUTLER RD. |
| 4 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 101 YOUNGTOWN RD. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Yethonat: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dunn's Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Harrah Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 | ||
| Wapato 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.
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 Q8053029 | 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 1511444. 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.