Paradise Point, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Crystal River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34429. It lies near Banana Island. The Survey maps it on the Crystal River quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 25 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
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1954 USGS Crystal River quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Inverness quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
391 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 391 fires within 5 miles of Paradise Point between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,208 acres in total. 76 started naturally. 46 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 76 |
| Debris and open burning | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 58 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 56 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 385 acres | Florida Forest Service | PRESERVE FIRE |
| 4 September 2001 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2014 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CANDLENUT (09) |
| 2 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2014 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CEMETERY (09) |
| 18 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BICENTENNIAL FIRE 1172 |
| 17 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | SANCTION RD (09) |
| 16 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Florida Forest Service | BROOKSHIRE (09) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Paradise Point: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.M. Kellogg - Kellogg's Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal River | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Cutlers | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Ozello | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Homosassa Springs | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Lecanto | 6.0 miles | 25 | |
| Black Diamond | 6.0 miles | 23 | |
| Red Level | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Citronelle | 6.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 288486. 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.






