BlockHurley, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bath Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50469. The Survey maps it on the Hanford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Mason City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Hanford quadrangle1:24000
- 1959 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Hurley: 7 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hurley in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Hail | Hurley | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hurley | - | Emergency manager reports trees down, some were healthy trees and other not. Time estimated via radar. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hurley | - | Emergency manager reports tree damage south of Swaledale area. Time estimated via radar. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | Hurley | - | Public recorded heavy rainfall of 3.01 inches from a home weather station. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Hurley | - | Trained spotter reported nickel to quarter sized hail. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Hurley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Burchinal | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Swaledale | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Cameron | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Hanford | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Mason City Junction | 7.9 miles | 8 | |
| Cartersville | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Owen | 8.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 457733. 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.
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.