BlockBright, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Waldo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71770. The Survey maps it on the Lamartine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Lamartine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Magnolia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
69 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Bright between 1998 and 2020, burning about 1,088 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bright: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Mine | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Lambert & Barr,Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bright in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Bright | $250,000 | Numerous roads were closed in town and across the county from excessive heavy rainfall. Just some of the roads closed throughout the county included County Roads 7, 31, 38, 47, 60, 72, 204, 246 and 400. At the high of the storm, four dozen county and state roads had high water across them. Many of these roads were washed out as well and will need to be replaced along with adjacent culverts. Columbia County was declared a Federal Disaster Area because of the extreme flood and storm damage that ensued during the month of October. |
| May 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Bright | $25,000 | An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 100 mph touched down along Columbia Road 31 where it snapped tree limbs on several hardwood trees. The tornado continued to uproot approximately ten trees and flipped a car near a residence along Columbia Road 104. The tornado reached its maximum intensity when it snapped trees as it crossed Highway 355 before crossing over into Southern Nevada County. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Bright | - | Penny size hail fell in the community of Lamartine. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Bright | - | Highway 355 near the intersection of County Road 104 northwest of Waldo was barricaded due to flooding. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Bright | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 59942. 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.