BlockPoint Pleasant, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the East Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32134. It lies near Petes Island. The Survey maps it on the Lake Kerr quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 40 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1954 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Lake Kerr quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Lake Kerr quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
121 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Point Pleasant between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,949 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 15 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | LAKE KERR 1 |
| 28 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | SALT SPRINGS #19 |
| 25 September 2020 | Natural | 14 acres | National Forests in Florida | SALT SPRINGS ISLAND |
| 8 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | not named |
| 8 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | National Forests in Florida | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | PINE ISLAND 35 |
| 4 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | ISLAND 2 |
| 3 August 2011 | Natural | 24 acres | National Forests in Florida | KERR ISLAND 33 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Point Pleasant: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John R. Dykes - Michigan City Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Ocala Pitt | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerr City | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| Salt Springs | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Eureka | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Cedar Creek | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| Tobacco Patch Landing | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Fort McCoy | 8.4 miles | 10 | |
| Hog Valley | 10.4 miles | 9 | |
| Bay Lake | 10.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 306240. 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.