BlockBirch Crest Estates, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Howard Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49120. The Survey maps it on the Niles East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1945 USGS Cassopolis quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Cassopolis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Niles East quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS South Bend quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Birch Crest Estates between 2018 and 2020, burning about 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NILES TOWNSHIP FD 2019309 - 2019 |
| 31 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HOWARD TOWNSHIP VFD 2019278 - 2019 |
| 27 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HOWARD TOWNSHIP VFD 2019238 - 2019 |
| 22 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HOWARD TOWNSHIP VFD 2018131 - 2018 |
| 17 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NILES TOWNSHIP FD 2018156 - 2018 |
| 13 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BERTRAND TOWNSHIP FD 2020027 - 2020 |
| 1 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NILES TOWNSHIP FD 2018132 - 2018 |
| 9 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NILES FD 2190310 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Birch Crest Estates: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiell Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Niles Dredge and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Three S Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumnerville | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Pokagon | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Edwardsburg | 7.7 miles | 14 | |
| Dailey | 8.9 miles | 14 | |
| Eagle Lake Estates | 10.2 miles | 14 | |
| Adamsville | 12.4 miles | 16 | |
| Cassopolis | 13.3 miles | 14 | |
| Beechwood | 13.3 miles | 10 |
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 Q122557338 | 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 2402275. 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.