BlockArlington, Colorado
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Haswell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81021. It stands on Johns Creek. The Survey maps it on the Arlington quadrangle. It stands 4,222 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1891 USGS Las Animas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Las Animas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Las Animas quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Arlington: 2 occurrences. None of them 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.
Storms near this place
10 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arlington in 10 storm reports between 1996 and 2014: 7 hail, 2 tornado, 1 wildfire. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Arlington | $10,000 | Around Blue Lakes Reservoir...three tornadoes were observed in close proximity. One of these tornados hit a camper and destroying it. |
| August 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Arlington | - | Two short-lived tornados moved very slowly over open country and caused no known damage. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Wildfire | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Arlington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haswell | 12.5 miles | 13 | |
| Galatea | 20.5 miles | 12 | |
| Hawkins | 24.3 miles | 15 | |
| Eads | 31.4 miles | 15 | |
| Chivington | 42.9 miles | 15 | |
| Brandon | 48.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sheridan Lake | 56.4 miles | 14 | |
| Stuart | 61.6 miles | 15 |
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 Arlington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4792250 | 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 204825. 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.
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.