BlockSunnybrook, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Zula-Powersburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42633. It lies near Bertram Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Powersburg 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.
- 1934 USGS Pall Mall quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Powersburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
65 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Sunnybrook between 1998 and 2019, burning about 2,197 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 June 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 90 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DEEP MINE |
| 2 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DISHMAN MOUNTAIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Sunnybrook: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Rock Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sunnybrook in 5 storm reports between 2002 and 2012: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sunnybrook | $35,000 | Numerous trees and large limbs were blown down in the southern portion of the county. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sunnybrook | $15,000 | Multiple trees were blown down in Sunnybrook. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sunnybrook | - | Trees were blown down on Hwy 200. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Sunnybrook | - | Hail was reported in the town of Mount Pisgah. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sunnybrook | - | Three trees were down across Kentucky Highway 200. |
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 504797. 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.