Fort Pickens, Florida
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pensacola census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32561. It lies near Robertson Island. The Survey maps it on the Fort Barrancas quadrangle.
Then and now
1921 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1921 against another survey:
On record in Fort Pickens
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Battery 234 Coincidence Range Finder/Battery Commander's Station Towerlisted 1972 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1921 USGS Fort Barrancas quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Fort Barrancas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Fort Barrancas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Fort Barrancas quadrangle1:25000
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Fort Barrancas quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Fort Barrancas quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
83 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Fort Pickens between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,616 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Gulf Island National Seashore | OSPREY FIRE |
| 8 September 2014 | Natural | 1.6 acres | Florida Forest Service | SORRENTO (17) |
| 23 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | DOGTRACK COMMAND |
| 9 July 2001 | Natural | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Fort Pickens: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Sand Co. Pensacola Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| E. K. Edwards - Blue Angel Mine | Sand | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinavista | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Navy Point | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Sherman Grove | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Beach Haven | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Warrington | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Seaglades | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Chanticleer | 5.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 293640. 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.









