BlockPlantation Acres, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Plantation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33323. The Survey maps it on the Cooper City NE quadrangle.
Then and now
1956 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 31 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.
- 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
- 1963 USGS Cooper City NE quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Fort Lauderdale quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Fort Lauderdale quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Plantation Acres between 1993 and 2018, burning about 27,277 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 7 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 | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 August 2003 | Natural | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | THE FENDER FIRE |
| 19 August 2000 | Natural | 50 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 1997 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MP (6) |
| 30 July 2000 | Natural | 1,800 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2004 | Natural | 75 acres | Florida Forest Service | THE MARKHAM PARK FIRE |
| 8 June 2001 | Natural | 75 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 June 1997 | Natural | 100 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Plantation Acres: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Task Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| 136th Street Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| 84 Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Melalevca Isles | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Sunrise Heights | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Plantation Gardens | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Pine Island Ridge | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Plantation | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Plantation Park | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Lauderhill | 4.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 300326. 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.