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The Broadlands, Colorado

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Broomfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80023. The Survey maps it on the Lafayette quadrangle.

The Broadlands within Broomfield County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 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

455 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 455 fires within 5 miles of The Broadlands between 1992 and 2020, burning about 154 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 20 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/undetermined357
Arson/incendiarism20
Smoking18
Equipment and vehicle use16
Natural13
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Debris and open burning7
Fireworks6
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Other causes1

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
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorth Metro Fire Rescue DistrictN/A
7 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreDenver CountyUNKNOWN
7 September 2015Naturalunder an acreNorth Metro Fire Rescue DistrictUNKNOWN
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorth Metro Fire Rescue DistrictUNKNOWN
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersBROOMFIELD
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersTHORNTON
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersBRIGHTON
4 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Broomfield County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of The Broadlands: 5 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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
Standard MineGoldPast Producer
BakerSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
ParkdaleSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast 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 PlaceDistance Sheets
McKay Landing0.5 miles20
Broadlands0.5 miles20
Broadlands West1.0 miles20
Aspen Creek1.4 miles20
Northmoor1.6 miles20
Brandywine1.9 miles20
Crofton Park1.9 miles20
Country Estates2.2 miles20

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.

Wikidata item Q122548010The 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 2355032. 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.