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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.

Whistler within Mobile County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 30 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

78 since 1994

Regional 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/incendiarism33
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Debris and open burning12
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Natural2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
19 August 1999Naturalunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
20 July 2001Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
9 June 2000Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 June 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
12 June 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission1675 CR 217, AL
8 May 2000Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
25 May 2005Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 May 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission5254 OUTLAW RD, AL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mobile County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Laidlaw No. 1 PitClayPast Producer
Laidlaw Number 1 QuarryClay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Mobile Aluminum Refining PlantAluminumPlant
Oyster Shell Products/Canal PlantCalciumProducer
Brunson Pit Number 6Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Eight Mine PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz

Every working recorded in Mobile County

Storms near this place

3 since 2008

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2024Thunderstorm WindWhistler-Part of a rooftop peeled off an apartment complex. Pictures via social media.
May 2010HailWhistler-no account filed
February 2008HailWhistler-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mobile 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
North Mobile0.7 miles30
Norwood1.1 miles30
Eight Mile1.4 miles27
Mauvilla Forest Estates1.4 miles30
Chickasaw1.6 miles30
Summerville1.6 miles34
Neely1.7 miles34
Ashley Oaks1.7 miles27

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 WhistlerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7994052The 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.