BlockDaylight, Indiana
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Scott Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47725. The Survey maps it on the Daylight quadrangle. It stands 407 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 20 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.
- 1902 USGS Boonville quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1902 USGS Ditney quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Daylight quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
10,232 words on this townshipHistory of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, from Earliest Times to the Present; with Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Etc, published 1889 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Scott Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Scott Township - 10,232 words.
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Daylight in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Daylight | $10,000 | There was damage to fences and siding, and windows were blown out at a residence in a subdivision. |
| August 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Daylight | $5,000 | A very brief, weak tornado was observed by several people. The only damage was to a 60 by 50 foot section of steel roof fastened to wooden trusses. The damaged building was a construction company. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Daylight | $2,000 | Several large tree limbs were down. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Daylight | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind observation from the Mesonet station IN016, located 1.2 miles NE of Melody Hill. This location was south of one of the tornado crossings from Vanderburgh County into Warrick County. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Daylight | - | Widespread street flooding occurred. Numerous water rescues were reported in Evansville, primarily in east and northeast sections of the city. Vehicles were stuck in floodwaters. Three persons were rescued from one vehicle. A heavily used viaduct was inundated and impassable in the central part of the city. An exit ramp off the Lloyd Expressway to Green River Road was flooded. Other roadways in the area were flooded. Ditches were overflowing and parking lots were flooded. At the Evansville airport, 2.38 inches of rain fell in one hour. The daily total was 4.10 inches. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Daylight | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Daylight | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earle | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Elliott | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| McCutchanville | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Hillsdale | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Inglefield | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Knob Hill | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Erskine Station | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Darmstadt | 4.7 miles | 18 |
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 Daylight | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5243180 | 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 433368. 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.