Audubon, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Space Center census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32953. The Survey maps it on the Courtenay quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 32 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 13 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.
- 1949 USGS Courtenay quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Courtenay quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Courtenay quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Cape Canaveral quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
102 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Audubon between 1992 and 2018, burning about 5,946 acres in total. 64 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | STONE |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | TEL-4-BK-W |
| 6 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | EXPLORER |
| 6 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | MIKE'S FIR |
| 31 August 2009 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PINE ISLAND (O-5) |
| 20 August 2010 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | BIT |
| 14 August 1993 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 8.2 NO |
| 11 August 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 10TH ST |
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 Audubon: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Park Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Audubon in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | - | A wind of 66 knots was reported at a USAF weather tower at Cape Canaveral station. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Merritt Island | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Courtenay | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Cape Canaveral | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Indianola | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Tropical Park | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Sharpes | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| City Point | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Williams Point | 5.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295101. 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.







