BlockSpica, Kansas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in South Randall Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67748. The Survey maps it on the Spica 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.
- 1954 USGS Goodland quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Goodland quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Goodland quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Spica quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Oakley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Spica in 2018, burning about 7 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 18012 |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Spica: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meeds Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Siebert Sand Fulton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spica in 18 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 9 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2009 | Flood | Spica | $145,000 | Road 30 between Road B and C in southern Thomas County was washed out, including a bridge over the Saline River. The local utility company stated that $30,000 worth of damage occurred to power poles in the vicinity. Several nearby homes also suffered flood damage. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spica | $40,000 | Emergency Manager relayed a report (with pictures) of roof damage to a home including part of roof being peeled off. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spica | $10,000 | Straight-line winds caused a grain bin on the north side of a property to be dented near the top and pushed out the bottom third of a metal building's wall on the south side of the property. There were also some tree branches of an unknown size blown down. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spica | $6,000 | A picture of at least 1 power pole blown over along Highway 83 and CR C. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spica | $1,000 | Tree uprooted or snapped along I-70 reported via MPing. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spica | $500 | Several 2 inch in diameter tree limbs were blown down due to strong winds associated with a thunderstorm. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Spica | - | Spotter estimated pea to quarter size. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Spica | - | Chaser sent in picture of quarter sized hail, 8 miles north of Oakley. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Spica | - | Report received of hail up to baseballs in size covering the ground at location. Time is estimated from radar. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EFU) | Spica | - | NWS Goodland WSR-88D confirmed a tornado moved across extreme southern Thomas County. The tornado began just southeast of Page City in Logan County and proceeded north-northeast into Thomas County. No damage was reported with this tornado. This tornado was a Quasi-Linear Convective System (QLCS) tornado. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Spica | - | A citizen reported dime to nickel sized hail. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Spica | - | Water was running over the bridge on CR 30 a mile north of Oakley. |
| October 2017 | Hail | Spica | - | Hail reported at exit 70 north of Oakley. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spica | - | JJ Oil building, cars, and Colonial Steakhouse north of Oakley had windows blown out or broken. A semi was blown over at Mile Marker 111. Numerous trees blown down and people are scratched up from broken glass. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Spica | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Spica | - | no account filed |
| November 2015 | Hail | Spica | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Spica | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484553. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, 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.