BlockHighland Center, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Highland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52501. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hedrick quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Ottumwa North quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hedrick quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Oskaloosa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Highland Center between 2017 and 2018, burning about 31 acres in total. None 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 | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Highland Center in 6 storm reports between 2003 and 2015: 3 tornado, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Highland Center | $75,000 | A tornado touched down north of Ottumwa. A home lost the roof and the wall of one room was partially collapsed. Several trees were down around the home as well. |
| April 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Highland Center | $25,000 | Tornado formed initially as a broad circulation east of Highland Center. First damage was to a farm site where a chicken barn was destroyed and two power poles were snapped. As the tornado traveled quickly to the northeast and struck utility poles producing a considerable lean. The tornado then continued into Keokuk county. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Highland Center | - | Public reported penny to nickel sized hail. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Center | - | Broadcast media reported estimated wind gust of 55kts. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Highland Center | - | Nickel size hail and heavy rain. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Highland Center | - | Brief touchdown in field. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dahlonega | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Farson | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Rutledge | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Keb (historical) | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Phillips | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Competine | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Loch Burns | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Ottumwa Junction | 7.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 457469. 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.