BlockPine Harbor, Georgia
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Townsend census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31331. The Survey maps it on the Eulonia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 13 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.
- 1920 USGS Sapelo River quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Sapelo River quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Sapelo River quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Eulonia quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Eulonia quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Jesup quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
669 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 669 fires within 5 miles of Pine Harbor between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,880 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 296 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 296 |
| Debris and open burning | 264 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-MCINTOSH-009 |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-MCINTOSH-003 |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-MCINTOSH-012 |
| 29 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-MCINTOSH-003 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pine Harbor in 15 storm reports between 2005 and 2019: 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 6 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Harbor | 6 hurt | Military Police relayed a report that a tent was blown over during a training exercise resulting in 6 minor injuries. The event occurred near Evans Army Airfield. |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Pine Harbor | $35,000 | A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team determined a tornado occurred south of the Credit Hill community off Briardam Road around 440 PM Eastern Daylight Time, which is located about 3 miles southeast of Townsend. The tornado traveled to the northeast across an open field and produced extensive tree damage to various pines and hardwoods. The tornado crossed Briardam Road and struck the First Credit Hill Baptist Church, lifting and destroying its large front end porch. Both the tree and structural damage to the church were consistent with an EF-1 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale with winds estimated to be around 100 miles per hour. The tornado continued to move rapidly northeast while skirting the ground in various locations. The tornado crossed highway 57 and produced tree and fence damage to several areas along Church of God Road, before crossing interstate 95 around mile marker 61|where additional tree damage occurred. The tornado appears to have lifted around 457 PM eastern daylight time shortly before reaching highway 17 near the intersection with Tramm Road. The total track length of the tornado was 8 miles with a maximum width of 770 yards.|No fatalities or injuries were reported with this event. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Harbor | $14,000 | The public reported several trees down near Townsend, Georgia. One tree was uprooted and on a barn and water pump house. Another tree was down on a car. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Harbor | $4,500 | A state official reported trees and power lines down near Highway 251 and Townsend Cox Road. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Harbor | $3,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were reported down by Law Enforcement along Highway 251 in Townsend, Georgia. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Harbor | $1,000 | A 911 call center reported multiple large limbs blown down and blocking the roadway near Highway 57 and Highway 251. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Harbor | - | McIntosh County dispatch reported a tree down on Highway 251 near Highway 57. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Pine Harbor | - | Local media relayed a public report of golf ball sized hail falling in Townsend. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Harbor | - | The McIntosh County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Highway 57 in Townsend. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Pine Harbor | - | Law enforcement relayed a report of quarter size hail along Highway 57. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Pine Harbor | - | The public reported penny size hail at the Lake Harmony RV Park on Lake Harmony Drive two miles east of Townsend, Georgia. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Pine Harbor | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Townsend, Georgia. |
| October 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Harbor | - | Thunderstorm winds downed large trees and power lines in Pine Harbor and Shellman Bluff. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Pine Harbor | - | no account filed |
| October 2005 | Hail | Pine Harbor | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhope | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Bellville Point | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Brailsford (historical) | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Crescent | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Eulonia | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Shellman Bluff | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Cedar Point | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Julienton | 4.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332670. 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.