Benbow, Florida
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Southwest Glades census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33471. The Survey maps it on the Moore Haven 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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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 West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Moore Haven quadrangle1:24000, 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
32 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Benbow between 1996 and 2017, burning about 76,537 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (GL) MALELUCCA FIRE (411) |
| 1 June 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HICPOCHEE (22) |
| 22 May 2017 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | RIM CANAL (22) |
| 20 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | (GL) RIVER ROAD (702) |
| 2 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,000 acres | Florida Forest Service | MYAKKA CUT |
| 16 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (GL) GLADES INN (511) |
| 1 May 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HAGAN (22) |
| 9 April 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HICPOOCHEE (22) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Benbow in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Benbow | - | After a tornado moved through Clewiston and rural portions of eastern Hendry County, it entered sugarcane fields in southeastern Glades County around 10:11 AM EST. It traveled another 3.84 miles before dissipating at 10:10:20 AM EST. The tornado was rated as an EF-1, with a total path length of 16.97 miles, and an estimated maximum winds at 95 mph. There were trees and crops damaged across its path in Glades County. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Haven | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Liberty Point | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Washington Park | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Shawnee | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Monkey Box | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Fort Centre | 11.4 miles | 12 | |
| Lakeport | 11.9 miles | 12 | |
| Sarasota Colony | 13.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 278477. 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.
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.






