BlockSunset Beach, Florida
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Tampa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33629. It stands on John Branch. The Survey maps it on the Gandy Bridge quadrangle.
Then and now
1921 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1921 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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 St Petersburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1921 USGS St. Petersburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Gandy Bridge quadrangle1:31680
- 1947 USGS Gandy Bridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gandy Bridge quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1998 USGS Gandy Bridge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Sunset Beach between 1993 and 2016, burning about 88 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PAM CALLAHAN PRESERVE (29) |
| 30 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Florida Forest Service | 29 COMMERCE CMD |
| 18 May 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 45 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 April 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 November 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WALL ST (29) |
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 Sunset Beach: 1 plant, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Gypsum Co/ Tampa, Fla. | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Plant | ||
| Standard Gypsum Corp. | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palma Ceia | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Rattlesnake | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| West Tampa | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Port Tampa | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Tampa | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Drew Park | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Bay Crest Park | 5.3 miles | 20 | |
| Sweetwater Creek | 5.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 300115. 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.