Sunset Harbor, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Belleview census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34491. It lies near Bird Island. The Survey maps it on the Lady Lake quadrangle.
Then and now
1955 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 24 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
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Lady Lake quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
150 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Sunset Harbor between 1992 and 2020, burning about 918 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 59 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HIGHWAY 42 (42) |
| 4 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MARION/25 FIRE |
| 30 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HIGHWAY 25 (42) |
| 8 July 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 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 Sunset Harbor: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrock Resources - S.R. 42 Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Boutwell Constr. Co. - Candler Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Loar's Excavating Co. - Loar's Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sunset Harbor in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 2 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Heavy Rain | Sunset Harbor | - | A personal weather observation site JNG10939 - KFLSUMME125 measured 2.73 inches of rain. The rain began around 3:40 PM EDT. Surrounding weather observation sites ranged between 1.5 to 2.5 inches. A flood warning was in effect. |
| July 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Sunset Harbor | - | A funnel cloud was observed over Lake Weir. |
| November 2014 | Heavy Rain | Sunset Harbor | - | Observer measured 6.17 in 24 hours. |
| February 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sunset Harbor | - | Fencing shattered in neighborhood. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Blossom Hills | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Lake Weir | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Weirsdale | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Summerfield | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Stanton | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Dallas | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| East Lake Weir | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Ocklawaha | 4.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 291864. 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.





