Long Point, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Panama City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32404. It stands on Pitts Bayou. The Survey maps it on the Long Point quadrangle.
Then and now
1944 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 44 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 16 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.
- 1944 USGS Long Point quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Long Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Panama City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Long Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
92 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Long Point between 1992 and 2020, burning about 501 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | REDFISH POINT (03) |
| 15 August 1995 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 03/#1 LIGHTNING WESTERN-0563 |
| 12 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 03/#2 LIGHTNING MIDDLE-0565 |
| 12 August 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03/#3 LIGHTNING EASTERN-0564 |
| 5 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 530 |
| 24 July 2000 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Long Point: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fla. Asphalt & Paving | Sand | Producer | ||
| Bay Co. Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Calloway Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gulf Asphalt Corp. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| San Blas | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Cromanton | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Bay Harbor | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Beacon Beach | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Old Callaway | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Springfield | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Millville | 3.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 286041. 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.







