East Highland, Michigan
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Highland Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48356. It lies near Hubbels Island. The Survey maps it on the Highland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1909 USGS Milford quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Highland quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Highland quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Highland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Highland quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of East Highland between 2018 and 2020, burning about 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP FD 0001444 - 2019 |
| 13 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 18579 - 2018 |
| 17 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH OAKLAND COUNTY FIRE AUTH 467 - 2018 |
| 31 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 19581 - 2019 |
| 9 April 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP FD 0000693 - 2019 |
| 26 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP FD 20354 - 2020 |
| 27 February 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 0000209 - 2018 |
| 17 October 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP FD 201009 - 2020 |
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 East Highland: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Portable Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rose Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Highland in 10 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Highland | 2 hurt | A tree landed onto two trucks located on South Duck Lake Road. Two men were injured and take to the hospital. |
| July 2014 | Hail | East Highland | $6,000,000 | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Highland | $3,000 | Tree reported blown down onto a car. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Highland | $1,000 | Multiple trees were reported down. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Highland | - | Several large trees reported down. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Highland | - | Several trees blown down onto the road. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Highland | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Highland | - | An NWS employee estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2014 | Hail | East Highland | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | East Highland | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Harbors | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Highland | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| White Lake | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Clyde | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Milford | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| West Highland | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Hickory Ridge | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Oxbow | 5.3 miles | 21 |
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 Q122554018 | 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 625193. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








