BlockLee Cypress, Florida
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Everglades census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34137. The Survey maps it on the Ochopee quadrangle.
Then and now
1956 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 32 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
5 surveys from 10 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 Miami quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Ochopee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Everglades City quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
108 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Lee Cypress between 1992 and 2019, burning about 18,209 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 18 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Big Cypress National Preserve | OPS FIRE |
| 11 September 2000 | Natural | 2.9 acres | Big Cypress National Preserve | OCHOPELAKE |
| 7 August 2003 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Big Cypress National Preserve | COPELAND1 |
| 22 August 2012 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Big Cypress National Preserve | JEROME |
| 20 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Big Cypress National Preserve | MONROE |
| 20 August 1994 | Natural | 17 acres | Big Cypress National Preserve | BIRDWAGON |
| 17 August 2011 | Natural | 3.3 acres | Big Cypress National Preserve | BIRDON 2 |
| 9 July 1997 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Big Cypress National Preserve | WOOBIRD |
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 Lee Cypress: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmon Brothers - Copeland Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copeland | 0.7 miles | 10 | |
| Carnestown | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Jerome | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Ochopee | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Weavers Station | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Everglades City | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Deep Lake | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Plantation Island | 6.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 285426. 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.