Whites Landing, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Oviedo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32708. It stands on Howell Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oviedo 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 14 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
- 1956 USGS Oviedo quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Whites Landing between 1992 and 2018, burning about 282 acres in total. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 44 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | LOCKWOOD- (59) |
| 19 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | OUT THERE (03) |
| 1 August 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 July 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Whites Landing: 4 producers, 4 unknowns. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil A. Stone Co. - Stone Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Excavated Products - Sr 46 Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Hubbard Construction - Demetree North Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Marquette Shores, Inc. - Marquette Shores Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Sullivan Materials - Tuscawilla Units | Sand | Producer | ||
| White Construction Co. - S.R. 427 Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| White Construction Company, Inc. - Fdot Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| White Construction Company, Inc. - Pineway Mine | Sand | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Jones Landing | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Neheb | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Wagner | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Oviedo | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Lake Charm | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Truck Corner | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Slavia | 3.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 293244. 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.





