BlockCutter Bank, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Homestead census division. It lies near Totten Key. The Survey maps it on the Arsenicker Keys quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 48 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1949 against another survey:
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.
- 1949 USGS Arsenicker Keys quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Arsenicker Keys quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Homestead quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Arsenicker Keys quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
- 1997 USGS Arsenicker Keys quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Cutter Bank in 2006, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 November 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Everglades National Park | 187/136 DOF |
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 Cutter Bank: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Redland Co. Inc. (Turkey Point, Fl. Power and Light) | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islandia | 0.6 miles | 16 | |
| Gold Key | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Sponge Rocks | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| The Keyhole | 9.7 miles | 14 | |
| Leisure City | 11.9 miles | 16 | |
| South Allapattah | 12.0 miles | 17 | |
| Gateway Estates | 12.2 miles | 16 | |
| Gateway West | 12.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 304641. 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.