BlockTropic, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Merritt Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32952. It stands on Horse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tropic quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 32 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
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1949 USGS Tropic quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Tropic quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cape Canaveral quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
73 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Tropic between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,225 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | POWER LINE (05) |
| 16 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Florida Forest Service | SARNO (05) |
| 31 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HONEYBROOK (05) |
| 5 July 2003 | Fireworks | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2003-12-1025 GENERAL AVIATION |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satellite Beach | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Indian Harbour Beach | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Sherman Park | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Mobiland by the Sea | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Palm Shores | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Eau Gallie | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Canova Beach | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| South Patrick | 2.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294952. 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.