BlockDreamland, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Torch Lake Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49945. It stands on Dubuque Creek. The Survey maps it on the Point Mills 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 Point Mills 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 Point Mills quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Dreamland between 2000 and 2020, burning about 434 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUD LAKE ROAD SWAMP |
| 28 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUD LAKE |
| 22 July 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 June 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICE LAKE |
| 4 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 May 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DOLLAR BAY VFD 0000001 - 2020 |
| 10 May 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 May 2004 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Dreamland: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitou Cu Mine | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senter | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Point Mills | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Rabbit Bay | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Mason | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Quincy Mill | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Hubbell | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Dollar Bay | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Sunshine Beach | 5.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617531. 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.