BlockLiberty Point, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Southwest Glades census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33471. It lies near Boomers Island. The Survey maps it on the Clewiston North quadrangle.
Then and now
1956 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 31 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 12 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 West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Clewiston North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Liberty Point between 2001 and 2017, burning about 79,160 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 38,000 acres | Florida Forest Service | MYAKKA CUT |
| 1 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,756 acres | Florida Forest Service | (GL) GRASSY ISLAND (320) |
| 24 April 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BRONSON (22) |
| 11 March 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 February 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38,100 acres | Florida Forest Service | UNCLE JOE'S COMMAND |
| 22 February 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 300 acres | Florida Forest Service | SHAWNEE (22) |
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 Liberty Point: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mec Rock Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Roland & Swindle Rock Pit | Calcium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Benbow | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Moore Haven | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Washington Park | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Monkey Box | 9.2 miles | 11 | |
| Fort Centre | 13.6 miles | 12 | |
| Lakeport | 13.6 miles | 12 | |
| Sarasota Colony | 13.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295407. 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.