BlockPlantation Key, Florida
4 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1971 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Upper Keys census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33070. It stands on Plantation Key. The Survey maps it on the Plantation Key quadrangle.
Then and now
1971 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 18 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
3 surveys from 4 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.
- 1971 USGS Plantation Key quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Islamorada quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Key West quadrangle1:250000
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 Plantation Key: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Keys Marine Constr. - Blue Waters Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plantation Key in 3 storm reports between 1999 and 2001: 2 waterspout, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plantation Key | - | Trees blown down on north bound side of U.S.1, blocking the road temporarily. |
| May 2000 | Waterspout | Plantation Key | - | Waterspout observed 2 miles south of Plantation Key. |
| August 1999 | Waterspout | Plantation Key | - | 6 miles south of Plantation Key |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plantation | 0.2 miles | 4 | |
| Plantation Key Colony | 1.5 miles | 4 | |
| Tavernier | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Islamorada | 5.4 miles | 5 | |
| Thompson | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Sunset Point | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Matecumbe | 6.3 miles | 5 | |
| Rock Harbor | 8.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1867190. 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.
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.