BlockBabcock Ranch, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Punta Gorda census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33982. The Survey maps it on the Telegraph Swamp quadrangle.
Then and now
1956 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 31 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1956 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1956 USGS Telegraph Swamp quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Fort Myers quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Fort Myers quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Babcock Ranch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,898 acres in total. 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 1993 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 1998 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2017 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | TUCKERS TRAM (08) |
| 7 June 2007 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | 08-1ST JUNE BABCOCK FIRE-0330 |
| 4 June 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 08-FAR FAR AWAY FIRE-0459 |
| 30 June 2020 | Natural | 37 acres | Florida Forest Service | TROUT CREEK 2 (08) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuckers Corner | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bermont | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Sparkman | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Gilchrist | 11.5 miles | 12 | |
| South Punta Gorda Heights | 14.4 miles | 12 | |
| Blue Heron Pines | 14.6 miles | 13 | |
| Tropical Gulf Acres | 14.6 miles | 12 | |
| Ridge Harbor | 14.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2833183. 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.