Whistler, Alabama
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mobile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36612. It stands on Gum Tree Branch. The Survey maps it on the Chickasaw quadrangle. It stands 36 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 30 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.
- 1941 USGS Chickasaw quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Creola quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Chickasaw quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Creola quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chickasaw quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
78 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Whistler between 1994 and 2018, burning about 824 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 33 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1675 CR 217, AL |
| 8 May 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 May 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 May 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 5254 OUTLAW RD, AL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Whistler: 5 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laidlaw No. 1 Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Laidlaw Number 1 Quarry | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Mobile Aluminum Refining Plant | Aluminum | Plant | ||
| Oyster Shell Products/Canal Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Brunson Pit Number 6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Eight Mine Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whistler in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whistler | - | Part of a rooftop peeled off an apartment complex. Pictures via social media. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Whistler | - | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Hail | Whistler | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Mobile | 0.7 miles | 30 | |
| Norwood | 1.1 miles | 30 | |
| Eight Mile | 1.4 miles | 27 | |
| Mauvilla Forest Estates | 1.4 miles | 30 | |
| Chickasaw | 1.6 miles | 30 | |
| Summerville | 1.6 miles | 34 | |
| Neely | 1.7 miles | 34 | |
| Ashley Oaks | 1.7 miles | 27 |
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 Whistler | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7994052 | 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 128852. 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.
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.












