BlockPilottown, Delaware
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Lewes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 19958. It stands on Broadkill River. The Survey maps it on the Lewes quadrangle.
On record in Pilottown
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 11 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Lightship WLV 539National Historic Landmark · listed 1989 · 0.6 miles away
William Russell Houselisted 1977 · 0.1 miles away
Maull Houselisted 1970 · 0.1 miles away
Thomas Maull House (Boundary Increase)listed 1978 · 0.1 miles away
Fisher's Paradiselisted 1972 · 0.4 miles away
Lewes Historic Districtlisted 1977 · 0.6 miles away
Hall, Col. David, Houselisted 1976 · 0.8 miles away
Lewes Presbyterian Churchlisted 1977 · 0.9 miles away
Lewes Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 1992 · 0.9 miles away
Coleman Houselisted 1977 · 0.9 miles away- Pagan Creek Dikelisted 1973 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 27 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.
- 1918 USGS Cape Henlopen quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Cape Henlopen quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Cape Henlopen quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Lewes quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Lewes quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lewes quadrangle1:25000
- 1984 USGS Lewes quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Seaford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Lewes quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Pilottown between 1992 and 2001, burning about 54 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge | UNITIINO4 |
| 13 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge | FIELD 2 03 |
| 11 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge | UNIT2-9202 |
| 11 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge | UNIT2-9201 |
| 27 March 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge | UNIT II |
| 16 March 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.5 acres | Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge | UNITIINO3 |
| 16 March 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge | UNITIINO2 |
| 23 February 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge | UNIT11NO1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Pilottown: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Magnesite. 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
17 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pilottown in 17 storm reports between 2011 and 2022: 12 thunderstorm wind, 5 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilottown | - | Measured by Weatherflow site XLEW. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilottown | - | Measured at NOS gauge lwsd1 near Lewes. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilottown | - | A 60 knot wind gust was measured. Roof damage occurred to a building in Broadkill Beach. The time of the event was estimated from radar. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilottown | - | Several social media reports received of downed trees in the area. Time based on the social media reports and radar. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilottown | - | Several trees down in Lewes. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | Pilottown | - | Just under four inches of rain fell at this DEOS site. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Pilottown | - | Three and a half inches of rain fell. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Pilottown | - | Four and a half inches of rain fell. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Pilottown | - | Almost six inches of rain fell. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Pilottown | - | Just over six inches of rain fell. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilottown | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a 68 MPH wind gust at the Weatherflow station in Lewes at 1247 PM EDT on June 25th and a 59 mph wind gust at the NOS station also in Lewes at 1248 PM EDT. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilottown | - | A severe thunderstorm knocked down a tree and large tree limbs in Lewes. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilottown | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 58 mph in Lewes and also knocked down wires along Cape Henlopen Drive. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilottown | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilottown | - | no account filed |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilottown | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pilottown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewes Beach | 0.4 miles | 27 | |
| Lewes | 0.8 miles | 27 | |
| Highland Acres | 1.0 miles | 27 | |
| Green Hill | 1.1 miles | 27 | |
| Swanendael | 1.2 miles | 27 | |
| Savannah Place | 1.2 miles | 27 | |
| Donovan Development | 1.4 miles | 27 | |
| Shaffer Property | 1.6 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 216824. 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.