BlockCannon, Delaware
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Seaford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 19933. It stands on Gilbert Trivitts Ditch. The Survey maps it on the Seaford East quadrangle. It stands 39 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1915 USGS Seaford quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Seaford quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Seaford East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Seaford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Seaford East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Cannon between 2016 and 2020, burning about 16 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Delaware Forest Service | RUTH FIRE |
| 18 April 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.0 acres | Delaware Forest Service | CONRAIL |
| 12 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Delaware Forest Service | BLADES |
| 22 November 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Delaware Forest Service | HASTINGS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cannon: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravelly Delight Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cannon in 3 storm reports between 2018 and 2019: 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cannon | - | US Route 13 northbound and southbound between Camp Road and Boyce Road was closed due to wires down. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cannon | - | Social media reports of several trees downed between Seaford and Bridgevile. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cannon | - | Thunderstorm wind damage occurred with a large tree down on Thomas Street in Seaford. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleford Acres | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Lake Shores | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Bryan Park | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Hearns Mill | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Richard Heights | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Ricland Heights | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Clarksons Crossroads | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Bridgeville Manor | 2.6 miles | 19 |
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 Cannon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5032738 | 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 213752. 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.