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Oceanway, Florida

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Jacksonville North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32218. It stands on Sweetwate Creek. The Survey maps it on the Trout River quadrangle.

Oceanway within Duval County

Then and now

1918 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Oceanway, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Oceanway, surveyed 1918

Compare 1918 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 22 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

177 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Oceanway between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,102 acres in total. 37 started naturally. 33 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
Equipment and vehicle use47
Natural37
Arson/incendiarism33
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Debris and open burning9
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 1999Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
5 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
15 September 2003Debris and open burning2.0 acresFlorida Forest Service2003-07-1084
10 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
9 August 2000Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
26 August 2001Railroad operations and maintenance5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
26 August 2001Natural6.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
23 August 2006Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTWO POND 2006-07-0287

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Duval County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Oceanway: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Louis L. Huntley - Huntley Farm Pond Ex MineClayUnknown

Every working recorded in Duval County

Storms near this place

20 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oceanway in 20 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 flood, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2023FloodOceanway$3,000A car slid off of I-95 into a water filled ditch near the Airport Rd exit. Another car was trapped on a flooded road along Duval Rd.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindOceanway$3,000Trees were blown down in the Oceanway Village Mobile Home Park. The time of the event was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for Storm Data.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindOceanway$2,000Power lines were blown down near 11680 Aaron Road. The cost of damage was estimated for the inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
January 2010LightningOceanway$1,500Lightning struck a parking lot light at the River City Market Place in front of Best Buy. The concrete base of the light pole was blown out and the parking lot section in front of the store was completely out. No injuries were reported nor damage other than the direct damage to the parking lights was observed. The cost of damage was estimated.
May 2022Tornado (EF0)Oceanway-A brief tornado was observed by NWS employees near the intersection of I-295 and I-95, just SSE of the Jacksonville International Airport. The vortex briefly touched the ground, but significant damage was not observed or reported.
September 2021FloodOceanway-All lanes of I-295 westbound at the I-95 junction are closed due to flooding. No injuries or related incidents due to flooding are unknown at this time.
May 2020HailOceanway-Penny to dime size hail was reported in Oceanway.
June 2017HailOceanway-Quarter size hail was reported near the intersection of Interstate 295 and Interstate 95.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindOceanway-Estimated wind gust of 60 mph near the intersection of Interstate 295 and Interstate 95.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindOceanway-A tree fell down onto a power line in Oceanway. The time of the damage was based on radar.
August 2015FloodOceanway-Street flooding was reported along Main Street North and side roads.
May 2012Heavy RainOceanway-Storm total rainfall of 2.25 inches through 7 pm.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindOceanway-Numerous power lines were blown down across Eastern Duval county.
April 2002HailOceanway-4 miles soouth Jacksonville International Airport.
May 2005HailOceanway-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindOceanway-no account filed
June 2001HailOceanway-no account filed
May 2001HailOceanway-no account filed
June 2001HailOceanway-no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindOceanway-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Duval County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Duval1.4 miles24
San Mateo1.6 miles22
Dunn Creek2.6 miles24
Polly Town2.8 miles24
Beeghly Heights2.8 miles22
Northwood2.8 miles22
Pecan Park3.1 miles22
Eastport3.5 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 288043. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.