BlockAlpine, Illinois
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Orland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60467. The Survey maps it on the Mokena quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1890 USGS Des Plaines quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Des Plaines quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Des Plaines quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Des Plaines quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1929 USGS Mokena quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Mokena quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mokena quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Mokena quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Mokena quadrangle1:24000
Storms near this place
9 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alpine in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Flood | Alpine | - | Three to four inches of standing water were reported in low lying areas of Orland Park's Alpine subdivision. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | A trained spotter measured a wind gust to 70 mph. |
| July 2025 | Flood | Alpine | - | Several inches of standing water was reported on the road near 159th Street and 108th Street. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | A trained spotter reported 6-inch diameter tree branches had been downed in the area. The spotter estimated 60 mph winds. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Alpine | - | Will-Cook Road was closed due to flooding near 167th Street and 179th Street. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down south of Interstate 80/94 through Thornton Road, on the west side of Lansing. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | Wind gusts were measured to 70 mph near Route 394. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orland Hills | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Fernway Park | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Fernway | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Orland Park | 3.4 miles | 27 | |
| Tinley Park | 5.2 miles | 24 | |
| Southmoor | 5.3 miles | 27 | |
| Fox Chase Estates | 5.4 miles | 26 | |
| Moorefield Estates | 5.5 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 403456. 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.
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.