BlockOak Tree Park, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Apopka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32712. The Survey maps it on the Sorrento 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 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.
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Sorrento quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
96 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Oak Tree Park between 1992 and 2018, burning about 2,169 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 15 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 | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Florida Forest Service | CHEVY(35) |
| 9 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 775 acres | Florida Forest Service | SPRINGS (48) |
| 8 July 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 60 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 July 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Florida Forest Service | LOWER WIKIVA ESCAPED BA (35) |
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 Oak Tree Park: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codding Sand and Soil Co. - Codding Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Warren Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Plymouth Pit | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plymouth Pit | Clay, 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2447544. 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.