BlockHarris, Florida
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Fort Walton Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32569. It stands on Live Oak Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mary Esther quadrangle.
Then and now
1938 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 56 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
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1938 USGS Mary Esther quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Walton Beach quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Mary Esther quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Walton Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Mary Esther quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Harris between 1995 and 2020, burning about 8,413 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 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 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | 46-ST PETE FIRE-1185 |
| 15 June 2007 | Natural | 520 acres | Eglin Air Force Base | PINE ISLAND |
| 28 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,765 acres | Eglin Air Force Base | RUNWAY |
| 14 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 708 acres | Eglin Air Force Base | MOSQUITO BITE |
| 12 May 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,691 acres | Eglin Air Force Base | A-78 WILDFIRE |
| 9 April 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 100 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Harris: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beal Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wynnehaven Beach | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Mary Esther | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Wright | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Fort Walton Beach | 6.3 miles | 18 | |
| Cinco Bayou | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Ocean City | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Garnier | 7.8 miles | 18 | |
| Longwood | 8.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295050. 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.