Arlene, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Caldwell Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49663. The Survey maps it on the Arlene quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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
- 1956 USGS Cadillac North quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Arlene quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Cadillac quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Arlene between 1992 and 2019, burning about 151 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 2018 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEXFORD 06 |
| 22 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEXFORD 01 |
| 21 August 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANTON FD 0000042 - 2019 |
| 17 August 1996 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | I CAN'T FIND IT |
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 Arlene: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arlene in 1 storm report in 2003: 1 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2003 | Lightning | Arlene | 2 hurt | Two men were walking along a puddled trail in Bloomfield Township when lightning struck in the immediate vicinity. The two were knocked to the ground, and were treated at the scene by an EMS crew for cuts and scrapes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Morey | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Lake City | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cutcheon | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Pioneer | 8.8 miles | 12 | |
| Keelans Corner | 11.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lucas | 11.8 miles | 13 | |
| Stittsville | 12.0 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 Q122539012 | 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 1617420. 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.





