BlockCanfield Beach, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Bearinger Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49765. It stands on Cold Creek. The Survey maps it on the Black Lake Bluffs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1955 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Onaway quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Petoskey quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Black Lake Bluffs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Canfield Beach between 1996 and 2020, burning about 33 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 July 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 04 |
| 19 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 04 - LOADED COOLER |
| 27 June 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 04 - BROWN ROAD FIRE |
| 5 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 May 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 03 - RAIN FIRE |
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 Canfield Beach: 3 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State of Michigan Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainy Beach | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Black Lake Bluffs | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Coddes Beach | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Black Lake | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Onaway | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Huron Beach | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Ocqueoc | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Grace | 7.9 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 Q122573269 | 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 622686. 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.