BlockCouncil, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Bonita Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34135. The Survey maps it on the Estero 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
6 surveys from 15 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 Estero quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Naples quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Council between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,371 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 14 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 | 46 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 11/ TECO ARENA FIRE |
| 9 August 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 2014 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | EQUESTRIAN (36) |
| 2 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | FOUNTAIN LAKES (36) |
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 Council: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonita Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coconut | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Bonita Springs | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Bonita Shores | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Estero | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| San Carlos Park | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Three Oaks | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Miromar Lakes | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Forest Island Park | 8.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294726. 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.