BlockThe Moorings, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Naples census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34102. The Survey maps it on the Naples North quadrangle.
Then and now
1956 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 31 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 15 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.
- 1956 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Naples North quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Naples quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
74 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of The Moorings between 1992 and 2017, burning about 156 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 14 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 | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 1998 | Natural | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 July 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 June 2007 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2007-17-0376 |
| 18 June 2007 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 11/COMMUNITY SCHOOL |
| 17 June 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 June 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 May 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 May 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 The Moorings: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gate Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naples | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| East Naples | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Port Royal | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| North Naples | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Royal Harbor | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Berkshire Lakes | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Pelican Bay | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Ridge | 4.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 308479. 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.