BlockFernway, Illinois
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Orland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60487. The Survey maps it on the Tinley Park quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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 Tinley Park quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Tinley Park quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Tinley Park quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Tinley Park quadrangle1:24000
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fernway in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2015: 3 hail, 1 flood. 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 2015 | Hail | Fernway | - | Nickel size hail was reported at 159th Street and 84th Avenue as well as 174th Street. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Fernway | - | Quarter size hail was reported at 159th Street and 94th Avenue. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Fernway | - | Penny size hail was reported at 179th Street and 84th Avenue. |
| January 2008 | Flood | Fernway | - | Street and yard flooding reported in Orland Hills with 2.21 inches of rainfall. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernway Park | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Orland Hills | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Tinley Park | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Alpine | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Goeselville | 4.3 miles | 24 | |
| Orland Park | 4.5 miles | 27 | |
| Oak Forest | 4.8 miles | 25 | |
| Country Club Hills | 5.5 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422266. 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.