BlockLandes, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Southwest Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62466. The Survey maps it on the Landes quadrangle. It stands 463 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1910 USGS Hardinville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Landes quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Landes in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Landes | $20,000 | A metal roof was torn off a house in Landes. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Landes | $1,500 | A tree was blown down across 200 East in extreme southwestern Crawford County. |
| February 2026 | Tornado (EFU) | Landes | - | A storm chaser provided video of a brief tornado occurring at this location. No damage occurred, so an intensity rating could not be assigned. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Landes | - | Periods of heavy rain on already saturated ground produced flash flooding in a large part of Crawford County. Observers reported 3.00 to 5.00 inches of rain from the morning into the early afternoon. One foot of water was reported at the intersection of State Highways 1 and 33 east of Robinson. Numerous streets in the city of Robinson were flooded and most rural roads were impassable during the morning. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Landes | - | Around 2.00 of rain in 90 minutes resulted in flash flooding of roads in a small part of southeast Crawford County. Rural roads around Flat Rock, as well as State Highway 1, were impassable due to the heavy rain and flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Brier | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Hardinville | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Pierceburg | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Port Jackson | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Villas | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Oil Center | 7.7 miles | 13 | |
| Oblong | 9.5 miles | 14 | |
| Stoy | 9.6 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Landes | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14687774 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422895. 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.