BlockMarland, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Lake Placid census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33857. The Survey maps it on the Basinger SW quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 35 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1953 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1953 USGS Basinger SW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Arcadia quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Marland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,658 acres in total. 6 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2004 | Natural | 400 acres | Florida Forest Service | 1127-HI-DOG DAY |
| 16 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 967-HI-LINDBERGH |
| 5 July 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WHITE OAK (28) |
| 19 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (HI) DREW FIRE (416) |
| 15 July 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (HI) AIR STREAM (957) |
| 30 June 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (HI) FIRECRACKER (400) |
| 20 June 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunvale | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Wild Island | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Highlands Park Estates | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sylvan Shores | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Plains | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Parker Island | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Placid | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Lorida | 7.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294847. 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.