BlockNurmi Isles, Florida
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Fort Lauderdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33301. It stands on Middle River. The Survey maps it on the Port Everglades quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 38 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1949 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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 Port Everglades quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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
- 1962 USGS Port Everglades quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1981 USGS Fort Lauderdale quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Fort Lauderdale quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Nurmi Isles: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegram Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Decker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gateway Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Key | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| Birch Ocean Front | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Rio Vista Isles | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Harbor Beach | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Lauderdale Harbors | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Fort Lauderdale | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Harbor Heights | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Port Everglades | 1.8 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122563351 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 287915. 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.
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.