BlockCanaveral, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Space Center census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32920. The Survey maps it on the Cape Canaveral quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1951 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 30 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 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.
- 1951 USGS Cape Canaveral quadrangle1:24000, 3 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 Cape Canaveral quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cape Canaveral quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Canaveral (historical) between 1996 and 2013, burning about 2,355 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | NPS-ST 8 |
| 2 April 2013 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | FORCE |
| 1 April 2013 | Natural | 2,349 acres | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | CENTER |
| 27 February 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | NPSSTOP8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Canaveral | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Audubon | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Orsino | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Merritt Island | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Courtenay | 9.2 miles | 13 | |
| North Merritt Island | 9.4 miles | 13 | |
| Indianola | 10.7 miles | 13 | |
| Tropical Park | 10.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294357. 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.