BlockMcDaniel Heights, Delaware
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Brandywine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 19803. It stands on Rocky Run. The Survey maps it on the Wilmington North quadrangle. It stands 374 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 35 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.
- 1901 USGS West Chester quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS West Chester quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1943 USGS West Chester quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Wilmington North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS Wilmington North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1972 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Wilmington North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Wilmington North quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of McDaniel Heights: 3 plants, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Titanium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Titanium, Pigment. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Minerals/ Wilmington, De. | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Edgemoor Plant Ti | Titanium, Pigment | Plant | 1956 | |
| Fairville Mica Occurrence | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Wilmington Plant Dupont | Titanium | Plant | ||
| Wilmington Plantozark-Mahoning | Fluorine-Fluorite | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpley | 0.4 miles | 35 | |
| Concord Manor | 0.4 miles | 35 | |
| Talleyville | 0.5 miles | 35 | |
| Blue Rock Manor | 0.5 miles | 35 | |
| Colonial Woods | 0.5 miles | 35 | |
| Tavistock | 0.6 miles | 35 | |
| Club Lane | 0.6 miles | 35 | |
| Wilmont | 0.7 miles | 35 |
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 McDaniel Heights | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6800836 | 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 214290. 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.