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Shiloh, Florida

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Space Center census division. It lies near Onion Farm Island. The Survey maps it on the Oak Hill quadrangle.

Shiloh within Brevard County

Then and now

1949 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 30 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Shiloh, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Shiloh, surveyed 1949

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

139 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Shiloh between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,136 acres in total. 56 started naturally. 13 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
Natural56
Missing data/not specified/undetermined33
Arson/incendiarism13
Debris and open burning12
Recreation and ceremony9
Equipment and vehicle use9
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 2013Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMerritt Island National Wildlife RefugeDITCH FIRE
23 September 1996Naturalunder an acreMerritt Island National Wildlife RefugeMANATEE NO
28 August 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceUS 1 (05)
27 August 2015Naturalunder an acreMerritt Island National Wildlife RefugeKIOSK
22 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWF-GAINES RD.
20 August 1997Natural80 acresMerritt Island National Wildlife RefugeBILLS HILL
2 August 1999Naturalunder an acreMerritt Island National Wildlife RefugeGRANT
18 August 2010Natural1.5 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWF-64 FULLERTON GROVE RD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Brevard County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Shiloh: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Volusia Co. Rd. and Bridge - Oak Hill PitLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone

Every working recorded in Brevard County

Storms near this place

19 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shiloh in 19 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 17 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2023Thunderstorm WindShiloh-US Space Force tower 0019 measured a 59 knot wind gust from the northwest.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindShiloh-US Space Force wind tower 0019 measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph from the southwest.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindShiloh-US Air Force wind tower 0019 measured a peak wind gust of 53 knots from the southwest.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindShiloh-US Air Force wind tower 0421 measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph from the southwest.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindShiloh-US Air Force wind tower 0421 measured a peak wind gust of 67 mph from the southwest.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindShiloh-US Air Force wind tower 0421 measured a peak wind gust of 74 mph from the southwest.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindShiloh-US Air Force wind tower 0421 measured a peak wind gust of 50 knots from the southwest.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindShiloh-US Air Force wind tower 0421 measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph from the west as a severe storm affected the barrier island east of Scottsmoor.
October 2016FloodShiloh-Rainbands associated with Hurricane Matthew produced rainfall totals between 3 and 7 inches, resulting in areas of mostly minor urban and poor drainage flooding. Several roadways were impacted by significant ponding.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindShiloh-USAF tower 0019 recorded a 51 knot wind gust out of the northwest.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindShiloh-USAF tower 0421 recorded a 54 knot wind gust out of the southwest as a severe thunderstorm pushed through. Nearby USAF tower 0422 recorded a 50 knot wind gust out of the southwest at 1735 EST.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindShiloh-USAF Tower 421 measured a 72 mph wind gust from the west as a severe thunderstorm moved from land to sea.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindShiloh-USAF wind tower 22 recorded a peak gust of 72 mph as a thunderstorm within a line of storms became severe as it approached the Cape Canaveral National Seashore at Playalinda Beach.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindShiloh-U.S. Air Force Wind Tower 421 near the Kennedy Space Center recorded a 53 knot (61 mph) wind gust as an isolated severe thunderstorm occurred.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindShiloh-U.S. Air Force Wind Tower 421 at the Kennedy Space Center recorded a wind gust of 60 mph as an isolated severe thunderstorm occurred embedded in a line of weaker showers and thunderstorms.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindShiloh-A thunderstorm wind gust of 57 knots was reported on USAF tower 19 as a severe thunderstorm passed over Kennedy Space Center.
March 2011Thunderstorm WindShiloh-USAF wind tower 0421 measured a peak wind gust of 74 knots at the 54 foot elevation.
June 2009Funnel CloudShiloh-A public report of a funnel cloud in Playalinda Beach was indicated in a newspaper story.
November 2008Thunderstorm WindShiloh-Peak wind gust measured at USAF wind tower 421.

Every storm recorded in Brevard County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Scottsmoor4.2 miles13
Allenhurst4.5 miles13
Aurantia6.2 miles12
Turnbull6.3 miles13
Holiday Village Travel Park7.1 miles13
Dummit Grove7.1 miles14
Wiley8.2 miles13
Mims8.9 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295624. 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.

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.