BlockUniversity Park, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Boca Raton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33431. The Survey maps it on the University Park quadrangle.
Then and now
1947 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 40 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1947 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1947 USGS Delmar Farms quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Delmar Farms quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS University Park quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Fort Lauderdale quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Fort Lauderdale quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS West Palm Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of University Park between 2005 and 2020, burning about 39 acres in total. 1 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 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MORIKAMI FIRE |
| 26 June 2012 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SUGAR SAND PARK ( 50 ) |
| 4 May 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MK2 (50) |
| 7 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BOCA COMMAND |
| 6 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | LYNN UNIVERSITY FIRE |
| 30 April 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | GLADES COMMAND |
| 24 February 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2020-18-0052- CATSBY STREET |
| 27 November 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | YAMATO (50) |
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 University Park: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Brothers - Rock Quarry Number 2 | Sand | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boca West | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Yamato | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Paradise Palms | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Hamptons at Boca Raton | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Whisper Walk | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Caribbean Key | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Lake Rogers Isle | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Floresta | 3.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 292697. 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.