BlockFlamingo Bay, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Pine Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33956. It lies near Pine Island. The Survey maps it on the Pine Island Center quadrangle.
Then and now
1956 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 25 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 14 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 Charlotte Harbor quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Pine Island Center quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1959 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Charlotte Harbor quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Flamingo Bay between 1992 and 2020, burning about 560 acres in total. 19 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 | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 2019 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | STRINGFELLOW SWAMP (36) |
| 7 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2005-17-0389 |
| 6 July 2014 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | THREE BRUSH (36) |
| 4 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2005-17-0386 |
| 27 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 36/TWO PILES BURNING FIRE |
| 24 July 2014 | Natural | 90 acres | Florida Forest Service | RED MANGO (36) |
| 22 July 1994 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Island Center | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Matlacha | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Matlacha Isles | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Saint James City | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Matlacha Shores | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Captiva | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Caloosahatchee (historical) | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Upper Captiva | 6.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295281. 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.