BlockReka, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Pembroke census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31321. The Survey maps it on the Groveland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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 Pembroke quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Pembroke quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Pembroke quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Groveland quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Groveland quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
375 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 375 fires within 5 miles of Reka between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,723 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 144 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 | 178 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 144 |
| Natural | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 6.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BRYAN NORTH003 |
| 24 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reka in 8 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF4) | Reka | 1 killed, 12 hurt | A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed an EF-4 tornado with estimated maximum wind speed of 185 mph in Bryan County Georgia. The violent tornado began just west of the Bryan County Courthouse in Pembroke, where it damaged part of the roof, blew out some windows, and snapped numerous trees. The tornado continued along a northeast path across a wooded, marshy area, including C C Road, Stubbs Farm Road, and Stubby Road. In this area, the tornado produced significant tree damage, and heavily damaged a residence on Stubbs Farm Road. The tornado then continued east-northeast moving through Hendrix Park, Park Place subdivision, and Black Creek Golf Course, where it reached a maximum width of 3/4 of a mile and peak EF-4 intensity. Across this area, the tornado extensively damaged most homes, structures and trees. Some homes and structures were completely destroyed. Several injuries, some serious, occurred in this area as well. The tornado then continued east-northeast over wooded and marshy areas, across Olive Branch Road and across the southern end of Homestead Drive. Several mobile homes were completely destroyed in this area, causing additional injuries and tragically claiming the life of an adult female. The tornado began to weaken as it moved toward the interchange of I-16 and U.S. Highway 280. In this area, there was some minor roof damage to a large industrial building off of Oracal Parkway Circle, as well as some snapping and uprooting of trees. The tornado finally dissipated in a marshy region just east of Oracal Parkway Circle. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reka | $2,250 | Law enforcement reported a tree and power line down on Beautiful Zion Church Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reka | $1,250 | The Bryan County 911 Call Center reported a power line down across a railroad track near the 3300 Block of Highway 280 West. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reka | - | The Bryan County 911 Call Center reported a tree down across the roadway near the 4900 Block of Highway 280 West. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reka | - | Bryan County dispatch reported a tree down on Beautiful Zion Church Road and Highway 280. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reka | - | Law enforcement reported multiple trees down on US 280 near Bacontown Road. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Reka | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Reka | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332828. 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.