BlockBroad Acres, Michigan
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Clinton Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48035. The Survey maps it on the Mount Clemens West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1912 USGS Mt Clemens quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Mt Clemens quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Mt Clemens quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Mt Clemens quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Mt Clemens West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Mt Clemens West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake St. Clair North quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
49 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Broad Acres between 2018 and 2020, burning about 51 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR SHORES FD 4796 - 2019 |
| 29 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLINTON TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0008764 - 2018 |
| 23 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FRASER DPS-FIRE DIVISION 1270-20 - 2020 |
| 21 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FRASER DPS-FIRE DIVISION 20-1256 - 2020 |
| 11 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARRISON TOWNSHIP FD 0001881 - 2019 |
| 10 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR SHORES FD 4819 - 2019 |
| 6 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS FD 0008235 - 2018 |
| 31 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARRISON TOWNSHIP FD 0001869 - 2018 |
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 Broad Acres: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Gass'sS Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Marsack Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Vergote Pit and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Clinton | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Cady | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Lakeside | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Mount Clemens | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| St. Clair Shores | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Roseville | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Eastpointe | 6.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 622014. 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.