BlockLotus, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Merritt Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32952. The Survey maps it on the Eau Gallie quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1981The 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
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1949 USGS Eau Gallie quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1951 USGS Eau Gallie quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cape Canaveral quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Lotus between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,036 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 7 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 | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HERON'S (05) |
| 1 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HOPE CHURCH (5) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pineda | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Bonaventure | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Georgiana | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Rockwell | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| South Cocoa Beach | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| South Patrick Shores | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Viera | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Palm Shores | 4.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 286127. 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.