BlockFort Kissimmee, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It lies near McGuire Hammock. The Survey maps it on the Fort Kissimmee quadrangle.
Then and now
1952 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 36 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.
- 1952 USGS Fort Kissimmee quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Bartow quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
19 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Fort Kissimmee between 2000 and 2020, burning about 28,262 acres in total. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 369 acres | Avon Park Air Force Base | ST19 |
| 3 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (OK) THE ESCAPE (448) |
| 28 July 2010 | Natural | 70 acres | Florida Forest Service | (OK) CHARLIE BROWN (435) |
| 28 June 2006 | Natural | 500 acres | Florida Forest Service | LONG WAIT |
| 12 June 2007 | Natural | 50 acres | Florida Forest Service | (OK) SUPER WENCH (802) |
| 11 June 2009 | Natural | 2,864 acres | Florida Forest Service | (OK) MIDNIGHT (0564) |
| 11 June 2007 | Natural | 400 acres | Florida Forest Service | (OK) KISSIMEE PRAIRIE (790) |
| 6 May 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basinger | 14.9 miles | 13 | |
| Osowaw Junction | 17.3 miles | 14 | |
| Fort Drum | 19.2 miles | 14 | |
| Eagle Island | 19.5 miles | 13 | |
| Dixie Ranch Acres | 22.5 miles | 13 | |
| Hilolo | 22.7 miles | 13 | |
| Mildred | 24.1 miles | 13 | |
| Basswood Estates | 26.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294777. 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.