BlockEagle Island, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the North Okeechobee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34972. The Survey maps it on the Taylor Creek NE quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 35 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 13 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.
- 1953 USGS Taylor Creek NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
111 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Eagle Island between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,512 acres in total. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (OK) HARVESTER (1485) |
| 7 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | DETAINED (47) |
| 29 August 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 1125-OK-FIRE |
| 25 August 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (OK) TINY (1363) |
| 20 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 175TH (47) |
| 20 August 1997 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2006 | Natural | 22 acres | Florida Forest Service | (OK) ROLLINS (1338) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilolo | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Fort Drum | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Dixie Ranch Acres | 8.9 miles | 13 | |
| Osowaw Junction | 9.5 miles | 14 | |
| Basinger | 9.6 miles | 13 | |
| Basswood Estates | 11.4 miles | 14 | |
| Whispering Pines | 11.4 miles | 14 | |
| Mildred | 11.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294752. 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.