Recluse, Wyoming
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1975. It stands in the Gillette North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82725. The Survey maps it on the Recluse quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Recluse quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Recluse quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Recluse between 2001 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. 3 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 | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 9 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 4 August 2015 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | WOODS RD |
| 30 August 2012 | Smoking | 11 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | RECLUSE FIRE |
| 1 August 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Campbell County | RECLUSE FIELD |
| 26 July 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Campbell County | BROWN RANCH |
| 2 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Campbell County | NORTH 14-16 |
| 16 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 144 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Recluse in 144 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 83 hail, 51 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 flood. The reports record 1 death and 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Recluse | 1 killed, 3 hurt | Water rushing down a canyon washed out a culvert and a small section of Trail Creek Road east of Highway 59. A pickup truck drove into the washed out section of road, resulting in one fatality and three injuries. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | $5,000 | The combination of wind and hail caused minor damage. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Recluse | $5,000 | Hail drifts and water covered portions of Sam Adam Road and Broyles Road when drainage culverts were quickly overwhelmed from heavy rain. Three to four inches of water covered US Highway 14-16 near Spotted Horse. Nearly-dry stock ponds quickly filled with the runoff. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | $1,000 | Strong wind gusts broke a window in a house and flipped over a snowmobile trailer. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | $1,000 | Wind gusts blew shingles off a roof. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Large hail and strong wind gusts at 60 mph least broke windows and damaged the siding of the house. |
| June 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Recluse | - | A brief funnel cloud was reported from a distance. Location was estimated from radar. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts around 60 mph. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were 50 mph. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 70 mph. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | The public reported wind gusts around 60 mph. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Recluse | - | Minor flooding occurred along the Little Powder River in far northwestern Campbell County. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Recluse | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Recluse | - | Winds gusted to 50 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Four to six inch tree branches were broken. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts around 60 mph. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Recluse | - | Hail to ping pong ball size accumulated two inches deep along Bay Horse Road. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | The strong winds moved a horse trailer across the yard at Spotted Horse. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph at Spotted Horse. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Recluse | - | Major flooding of agricultural land occurred along the Powder River. The flows were the highest since 1978. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph at Spotted Horse. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated near 70 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | A spotter estimated wind gusts reached 60 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts flattened grass and oats. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Recluse | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph at Spotted Horse. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Recluse | - | The spotter also received 1.5 inches of rain in one hour. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Recluse | - | Golfball hail accumulated four to six inches deep. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Recluse | - | Wind gusts around 50 mph were also reported with the storm. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Recluse | - | A small tornado briefly touched down in far northern Campbell County. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Recluse | - | Broke some windows in a home and in a vehicle. |
| July 1997 | Flood | Recluse | - | Low land flooding was reported along Horse Creek and the Little Powder River. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Recluse | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Recluse | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Recluse | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Recluse | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Recluse | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Recluse | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Recluse | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Recluse | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Recluse | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Recluse | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Recluse | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Horse | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Wildcat | 9.8 miles | 8 | |
| Croton | 19.8 miles | 8 | |
| Weston | 21.0 miles | 8 | |
| Echeta | 21.5 miles | 8 | |
| Adon | 29.5 miles | 8 | |
| Gillette | 32.9 miles | 9 | |
| Collins Heights | 34.2 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Recluse | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7302587 | 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 1597468. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





