BlockAstor, Kansas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Tribune Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67879. The Survey maps it on the Tribune NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Scott City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Scott City quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Tribune NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Leoti quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Leoti quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
2 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Astor in 2 storm reports between 1994 and 1995: 2 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkinghood | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Unified Government of Greeley County (balance) | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Horace | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Kanco | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Tribune | 8.0 miles | 8 | |
| Whitelaw | 11.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484559. 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.