BlockBuena Vista, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Miami census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33137. It lies near Pace Picnic Islands. The Survey maps it on the Miami quadrangle.
Then and now
1950 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 44 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 16 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.
- 1950 USGS Miami quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Miami quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Miami quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Miami quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Miami quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Buena Vista between 1992 and 2001, burning under an acre in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 January 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Buena Vista: 2 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda Aluminum/ Miami, Fla. | Aluminum, Titanium | Plant | ||
| Dade Pit No. 12 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dade Quarry No. 8 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Lemon City | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Keystone Tourist Court | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Edison Center | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Allapattah | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Liberty Square | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Little River | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Miami | 2.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 279616. 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.