BlockForest Beach, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in West Traverse Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49740. The Survey maps it on the Forest Beach quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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
- 1958 USGS Bayshore quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Forest Beach quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Charlevoix quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Forest Beach between 2001 and 2020, burning about 18 acres in total. 2 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | READMOND-FRIENDSHIP FD 0074371 - 2018 |
| 4 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PETOSKEY DPS-FIRE DIVISION 0000369 - 2020 |
| 26 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARBOR SPRINGS AREA FD 2018115 - 2018 |
| 17 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARBOR SPRINGS AREA FD 2018106 - 2018 |
| 7 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARBOR SPRINGS AREA FD 202055 - 2020 |
| 4 June 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EMMET 0003 |
| 21 June 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | READMOND-FRIENDSHIP FD 0064501 - 2019 |
| 19 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARBOR SPRINGS AREA FD 2018079 - 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 Forest Beach: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backus Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Penn Dixie Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Petoskey Shale Mine & Mill | Clay | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor Springs | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Harbor Point | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Harbor Springs Estate | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Wequetonsing | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Patons Corner | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Roaring Brook | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Ramona Park | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Stutsmanville | 5.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617246. 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.