BlockCalcite, Michigan
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Rogers City City. It lies in ZIP code area 49779. The Survey maps it on the Rogers City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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 Alpena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rogers City quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Calcite between 1994 and 2020, burning about 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROGERS CITY FD 2018F20 - 2018 |
| 25 June 2020 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROGERS CITY FD 2020F21 - 2020 |
| 8 May 2005 | Debris and open burning | 7.9 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 04 |
| 6 November 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Calcite: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, High Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcite Mill/Glawe Inc | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Calcite Plant | Limestone, High Calcium | Producer | 1912 | |
| Calcite Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers City | 1.9 miles | 7 | |
| Bruningville | 2.6 miles | 7 | |
| Presque Isle Estates | 2.8 miles | 7 | |
| Hagensville | 5.2 miles | 7 | |
| Liske | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Belknap | 6.1 miles | 7 | |
| Moltke | 7.5 miles | 7 | |
| Metz | 8.3 miles | 7 |
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 Q122598678 | 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 622448. 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.