BlockVinje, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Logan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50473. The Survey maps it on the Vinje quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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
- 1972 USGS Vinje quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Vinje between 2006 and 2010, burning about 4 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 20030 490TH ST., IOWA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Vinje: 3 unknowns, 2 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.
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vinje in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2021: 3 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, 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 (EF1) | Vinje | $50,000 | Tornado touched down on the east edge of the Harmon Lake State Game Management Area and raced northward. A couple of farmsteads were impacted producing EF1 damage. This tornado crossed into Faribault County in Minnesota before dissipating. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Vinje | - | Public reported nickel sized hail. |
| July 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Vinje | - | This was a short-lived tornado that was photographed from multiple angles. No damage was reported. |
| July 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Vinje | - | Trained spotter in the town of Kiester, MN reported seeing a funnel south of town in far northern Winnebago County. Report relayed by NWS Twin Cities. |
| May 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Vinje | - | Brief touchdown just south of the Minnesota border. Damaged a farm building and some trees. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarville | 3.1 miles | 7 | |
| Amund (historical) | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Lake Mills | 8.5 miles | 7 | |
| Thompson | 8.7 miles | 7 | |
| Norman (historical) | 9.5 miles | 7 | |
| Leland | 9.6 miles | 7 | |
| Ratna (historical) | 11.9 miles | 8 | |
| Rake | 12.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464787. 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.