BlockPerky, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Lower Keys census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33042. It lies near Buttonwood Key. The Survey maps it on the Sugarloaf Key quadrangle.
Then and now
1921 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 68 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
On record in Perky
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Bat Tower-Sugarloaf Keylisted 1982 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1921 USGS Sugar Loaf Key quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Sugarloaf Key quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1972 USGS Sugarloaf Key quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Key West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Key West quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
17 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Perky between 1993 and 2010, burning about 13 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 May 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | National Key Deer Refuge | THUNDERSTRUCK |
| 5 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 May 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 May 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BIG PINE NON-AUTH BURN |
| 14 May 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | National Key Deer Refuge | ANOTHER1 |
| 11 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | National Key Deer Refuge | CAR FIRE |
| 3 April 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MILE MARKER 27 FIRE |
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 Perky: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarmac-Florida - Cudjoe Key | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Shores | 0.6 miles | 9 | |
| Bay Point | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Pirates Cove | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Cudjoe Key | 4.2 miles | 5 | |
| El Chico | 5.9 miles | 7 | |
| Big Coppitt Key | 5.9 miles | 7 | |
| Summerland Key | 7.0 miles | 5 | |
| Stock Island | 10.5 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295533. 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.