BlockAirport Forest, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Hayes Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48625. The Survey maps it on the Harrison quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:25000
- 1983 USGS Houghton Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
193 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 193 fires within 5 miles of Airport Forest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 369 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 18 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 | 65 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLARE 22 |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLARE 21 |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 August 2008 | Natural | 8.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLARE 16 |
| 19 August 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLARE 20 |
| 17 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Airport Forest: 1 unknown, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcquestion Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Weldon Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Acres | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Piney Woods | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Harrison | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Long Lake Heights | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Allendale | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Buck Trails | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Cooperton | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Leota | 7.5 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q33346858 | 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 619880. 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.