Harbor View, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Port Charlotte census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33980. It lies near Bird Key. The Survey maps it on the Punta Gorda 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 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.
- 1956 USGS Charlotte Harbor quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Punta Gorda quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
373 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 373 fires within 5 miles of Harbor View between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,227 acres in total. 82 started naturally. 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 82 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 70 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 58 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | 35 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 08-FARNHAM FIRE-0419 |
| 18 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 08-OAKVIEW FIRE-0466 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Harbor View: 7 producers, 1 unknown. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunland Paving Co. - Sunland Pelican Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Hendrickson Seashell Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pit 31 | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Rigby Airport Pit | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Route 31 Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Apac-Florida - Viercocken Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Peace River Conservancy - Kings Highway Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Peace River Conservancy - Kings Hwy Pit. | Sand | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harbor View in 3 storm reports between 2014 and 2018: 3 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harbor View | $225,000 | Charlotte County Emergency Management reported that they received an estimated 60 different calls from home and business owners about wind damage around western Charlotte County on the morning of the 17th. A total of 17 screen pool enclosures were damaged and 22 business had damage to the plastic covering of illuminated signs. Other reported damage included trees and branches blown down and minor damage to soffit and fascia. The emergency manager also noted that this was the most significant ||Pictures were also relayed from broadcast media showing wind damage to the roof of a block walled commercial building. The pictures showed significant sections of the shingles and sub-roofing material were pulled up and deposited in the parking lot, resulting in water intrusion. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harbor View | $5,000 | A pool cage was reported damaged near the corner of Via Veneto Drive and Socorro Drive in Punta Gorda. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harbor View | - | The Punta Gorda - Charlotte County Airport - ASOS (KPGD) recorded a wind gust to 59 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Harbor | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Solana | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Harbour Heights | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Tee and Green Estates | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Port Charlotte | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Punta Gorda | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Fishermens Village | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Cleveland | 3.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 283717. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






