BlockMidway, Colorado
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Loveland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80537. It stands on North Fork Big Thompson River. The Survey maps it on the Drake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1905 USGS Mount Olympus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1907 USGS Mount Olympus quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1907 USGS Mt. Olympus quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Drake quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Estes Park quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
109 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of Midway between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,060 acres in total. 57 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | SOULSHINE |
| 9 September 1998 | Natural | 80 acres | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | STONE MOUNTAIN #2 |
| 8 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | SPRUCE MOUNTAIN |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Big Thompson Canyon Volunteer Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 6 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | WALTONIA |
| 5 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.7 acres | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | NARROWS |
| 30 September 2008 | Natural | 10 acres | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | QUILLAN GULCH |
| 3 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | CEDAR CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Midway: 4 producers, 3 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Beryllium, Mica, Beryllium, Beryllium, Lithium, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Crystal Mine | Beryllium, Mica | Past Producer | 1960 | |
| Hide Above Lode | Beryllium, Lithium, Uranium | Past Producer | 1958 | |
| Hyatt Ranch Mine | Feldspar, Beryllium, Mica, Uranium, Lithium, Bismuth, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | 1936, 1948 | |
| Lewis Beryl Prospect | Mica, Beryllium | Occurrence | 1943 | |
| New Hope Claims | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Titanium, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Thompson Canyon Scheelite Occurrences | Tungsten | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Hide Away and Hide Above | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| Hide-A-Way Claim | Beryllium | Producer | ||
| Hide-A-Way Claim | Beryllium | Producer | ||
| Hilltop No 3 Claims | Beryllium | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Waltonia | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Cedar Cove | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Little Dam | 5.3 miles | 30 | |
| Glen Comfort | 6.7 miles | 23 | |
| Glen Haven | 6.9 miles | 23 | |
| Masonville | 7.1 miles | 30 | |
| Loveland Heights | 8.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 177662. 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.