BlockHomer, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Webster Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50249. The Survey maps it on the Stratford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Stratford quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ames quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Ames quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Homer between 2009 and 2020, burning about 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1336 330TH ST STRATFORD, IA |
| 11 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 October 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Homer: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Faro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Herrington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Knox Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Homer in 3 storm reports between 2014 and 2021: 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Homer | $70,000 | This tornado moved into Hamilton County from Webster County. This tornado moved northeast through rural portions of Hamilton county southwest and west of Webster City. The tornado passed over the US Highway 20 interchange with Stagecoach Road and then did damage to an industrial plant along 220th Street to the west of Webster City. The tornado dissipated a short time later. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Homer | - | Public reported quarter sized hail. This is a delayed report. |
| August 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Homer | - | This tornado entered Hamilton county from Webster county. The tornado continued in rural areas of western Hamilton county producing crop and some tree damage. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highview | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Stratford | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Webster City | 8.7 miles | 9 | |
| Stanhope | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| Kamrar | 10.4 miles | 9 | |
| Stonega | 13.1 miles | 9 | |
| Remicker (historical) | 13.8 miles | 9 | |
| Rosedale | 15.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464583. 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.