BlockWhittier, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the South and East Osceola census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34739. The Survey maps it on the Lake Marian SE quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 35 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.
- 1953 USGS Lake Marian SE quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Bartow quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Whittier between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,336 acres in total. 23 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | BALD EAGLE (49) |
| 8 August 2002 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Natural | 13 acres | Florida Forest Service | CHEETO (O6) |
| 28 August 2017 | Natural | 27 acres | Florida Forest Service | CAMPBELL (49) |
| 2 August 1997 | Natural | 75 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 1993 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2001 | Natural | 5.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2001 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenansville | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Lake Marian Highlands | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Lokosee | 9.5 miles | 13 | |
| Yeehaw Junction | 13.1 miles | 15 | |
| Deer Park | 16.1 miles | 12 | |
| Holopaw | 18.5 miles | 9 | |
| Harmony | 23.0 miles | 13 | |
| South Port | 25.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294971. 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.