BlockGlynn Haven, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the St. Simons census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31522. It lies near Hawkins Island. The Survey maps it on the Brunswick East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1945 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Brunswick East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Brunswick East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Brunswick East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Glynn Haven between 1994 and 2020, burning about 107 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-GLYNN-002 |
| 3 July 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2002 | Natural | 40 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-GLYNN-001 |
| 15 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-GLYNN-008 |
| 14 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-GLYNN-007 |
| 28 June 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 June 1998 | Natural | 48 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | 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 Glynn Haven: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Village Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glynn Haven in 11 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 2 flood, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glynn Haven | - | A tree was blown down at Sasser Point on St. Simons Island. The time of damage was based on radar data. |
| August 2021 | Flood | Glynn Haven | - | Downtown St. Simons Island has widespread street flooding up to several inches deep in some areas. |
| July 2015 | Heavy Rain | Glynn Haven | - | The ASOS at the St Simons Island airport measured 4.06 inches of rainfall since 6:45 pm. |
| October 2015 | Heavy Rain | Glynn Haven | - | The public measured about 3.3 inches of rainfall within about 3 hours on St. Simons Island. Standing water was reported. |
| July 2015 | Flood | Glynn Haven | - | Flooded marshes overflowed onto roads on St. Simons Island likely due to the combination of heavy rainfall and high tide near a full moon. Several homes reported water almost inside and some businesses did flood. One call stalled due to flooding on the roads. About 6 to 8 inches of standing water was reported in many locations. Some of the flooded areas included the Village, Mallory Street and Ocean Blvd. Barricades where placed through the city where roads were flooded. |
| September 2013 | Heavy Rain | Glynn Haven | - | A spotter measured 2.67 inches of rainfall between 2:45 pm and 3:45 pm. Storm total was 2.82 inches. |
| June 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Glynn Haven | - | A funnel cloud was reported just east of the St. Simons Island Airport. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glynn Haven | - | Widespread tree and limb damage occurred near the intersection of Sea Island Road and Frederica Road. A truck was damaged by a 12-inch diameter tree limb. A larger 30 inch limb was noted nearby. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glynn Haven | - | Trees were blown down on St. Simons Island. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glynn Haven | - | Numerous trees were blown down over St. Simons Island. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glynn Haven | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. The time of the event was based on radar imagery. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbanks | 0.1 miles | 17 | |
| Ebo Landing | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| Silver Lake | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Saint Clair Estates | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| El Dorado | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Wymberly-On-The-Marsh | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Devenwood | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Harrington | 1.3 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122556965 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 314654. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.