BlockBeacon Hill, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Stanton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49905. The Survey maps it on the Beacon Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Beacon Hill quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Beacon Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Storms near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beacon Hill in 10 storm reports between 2009 and 2018: 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beacon Hill | - | The spotter in Freda observed 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts along with pea-sized hail. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beacon Hill | - | The spotter at Freda measured a thunderstorm wind gust to 63 mph. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beacon Hill | - | The spotter in Freda measured a 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beacon Hill | - | Wind gusts greater than 50 mph were measured for 20 minutes. A 63 mph wind gust was measured at 1859 EST. Quarter-sized hail was measured as well. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Beacon Hill | - | The observer in Freda measured 0.50 inches of rain in 15 minutes. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beacon Hill | - | Wind gust measured from the northwest by the Freda spotter. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beacon Hill | - | Wind gust was from the southwest. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beacon Hill | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beacon Hill | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beacon Hill | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freda | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Redridge | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Salmon Trout | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Liminga | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Oskar | 8.7 miles | 17 | |
| Schmidt Corner | 8.8 miles | 17 | |
| Mill Mine Junction | 9.0 miles | 19 | |
| Trimountain | 9.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 620808. 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.