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Lake Charm, Florida

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Oviedo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32765. The Survey maps it on the Oviedo quadrangle.

Lake Charm within Seminole County

Then and now

1955 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 24 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Lake Charm, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Lake Charm, surveyed 1955

On record in Lake Charm

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 4 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

121 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Lake Charm between 1992 and 2020, burning about 564 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 5 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
Natural45
Railroad operations and maintenance31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Arson/incendiarism5
Debris and open burning5
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
16 September 2018Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceLOCKWOOD- (59)
3 August 2010Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceOFF THE ROAD (03)
28 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service314
2 August 2010Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceFIRE TOWER (03)
19 August 1998Railroad operations and maintenance20 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
1 August 1992Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
1 August 1992Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
31 July 1996Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Seminole County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Lake Charm: 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Every working recorded in Seminole County

Storms near this place

4 since 2021

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake Charm in 4 storm reports between 2021 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2024Thunderstorm WindLake Charm$1,000Broadcast media relayed report of a tree down on Florida Avenue. Time estimated via radar.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindLake Charm$1,000A resident in Oviedo near the intersection of County Road 426 and Lee Avenue reported several damaged fences, flagpoles, a few missing shingles on a couple of homes, and damage to a couple of small trees. Photos were provided, which were consistent with localized wind gusts of 50-55 mph. A strong thunderstorm crossed the area at the time of the reported damage, which likely produced a microburst.
June 2022HailLake Charm-A trained spotter reported hail up to quarter-size near Kelly Green Street and North Pine Avenue in Oviedo.
July 2021Heavy RainLake Charm-Numerous private weather stations in Seminole County recorded between 4 and 6 inches of rain, in less than 2 hours, primarily around Lake Jessup.

Every storm recorded in Seminole County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Oviedo0.6 miles14
Neheb1.3 miles14
Truck Corner1.6 miles14
Alafaya Woods1.7 miles14
Jones Landing2.2 miles14
Slavia2.5 miles14
Iowa City2.8 miles14
Whites Landing2.8 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 285225. 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.