Alpine Heights, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Paxton-Darlington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32435. The Survey maps it on the De Funiak Springs West quadrangle.
Then and now
1935 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 43 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1935 USGS De Funiak Springs quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS De Funiak Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS De Funiak Springs quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS De Funiak Springs West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
268 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 268 fires within 5 miles of Alpine Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 968 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 70 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SHOREY (66) |
| 4 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SHOREY DR (66) |
| 23 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SMITH RD (66) |
| 21 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 66/DVORAK DR-0958 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Alpine Heights: 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Defuniak Springs - Collinsworth Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alpine Heights in 12 storm reports between 2004 and 2021: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Lightning | Alpine Heights | 2 hurt, $2,000 | An accident occurred on I-10 near mile marker 81 due to lightning striking the road and sending debris through the windshield of a pickup truck. Two injuries resulted. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine Heights | $4,000 | Several trees were blown down around 6120 Bob Sikes Road. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine Heights | $1,000 | A tree was blown down at the intersection of Kings Lake Road and Highway 90. A transformer was also blown in the area. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Alpine Heights | - | Deep water was reported on Bob Sikes Road and Timberlake Dr. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine Heights | - | A tree was blown down along Boyscout Road near Bob Sikes Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine Heights | - | A few trees were blown down on Bob Sikes Road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine Heights | - | A large tree was blown down on Pipers Landing Road near Kings Lake Blvd. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Alpine Heights | - | All bridges on Bob Sikes Road were closed from Highway 285 to the 4005 address. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine Heights | - | A tree was blown down across Bob Sikes Road. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Alpine Heights | - | A sheriff's deputy reported golfball sized hail at the intersection of Kings Lake Road and Highway 90. |
| February 2012 | Heavy Rain | Alpine Heights | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 3.57 inches was reported by CoCoRaHS site FL-WT-13. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Alpine Heights | - | Nickel size hail reported by the Walton County Sheriff. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosson Mill | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Pleasant Ridge | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Dixon | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Sconiers Mill | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Liberty | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| De Funiak Springs | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Mossy Head | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Piney Grove | 5.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 277817. 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.







