BlockMount Homer, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Eustis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32726. It lies near Sunset Island. The Survey maps it on the Eustis quadrangle.
Then and now
1955 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 24 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
6 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.
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Eustis quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
122 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Mount Homer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,376 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HURRICANE (35) |
| 19 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | GRAND ISLAND SHORES (35) |
| 4 August 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 2014 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | WEDGEWOOD GROVE (35) |
| 21 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.1 acres | Florida Forest Service | 35/LAKE PINES FIRE/0996 |
| 19 August 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 August 2012 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | SHIRLEY SHORES(35) |
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 Mount Homer: 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Diatomite, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coddings Sand and Sail Inc. | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eustis | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Oakland Park | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Tavares | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Fort Mason | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Dora | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Harbor Shores | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Bassville Park | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Mid Florida Lakes | 3.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295467. 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.