BlockPennick, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Everett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31525. It lies near Liz Hill. The Survey maps it on the Sterling quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1918 USGS Everett City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Everett City quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Everett City quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
222 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 222 fires within 5 miles of Pennick between 1992 and 2020, burning about 789 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 40 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 108 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Natural | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-GLYNN-002 |
| 17 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1998 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pennick in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2012: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Hail | Pennick | - | Dime size hail was observed. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pennick | - | A large tree was blown down northwest of Sterling. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pennick | - | Numerous reports of power lines down along Old Jesup Highway leading to Everett. The event time was estimated based upon radar data. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frazers Crossing | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Zuta | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Sterling | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Groveside Park | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Brobston | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Boys Estate | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Anguilla | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Evelyn | 4.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332636. 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.
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.