BlockHoughton Lake Heights, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Roscommon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48629. The Survey maps it on the Houghton Lake quadrangle. It stands 1,175 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Houghton Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Houghton Lake quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Houghton Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
38 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Houghton Lake Heights between 1992 and 2019, burning about 97 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LAKE TOWNSHIP VFD 0292019 - 2019 |
| 9 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | PAVILLION |
| 20 July 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 21 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROSCOMMON 16 |
| 2 July 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 June 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 June 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 June 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Houghton Lake Heights: 4 producers, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.Houghton Lake Clay Sample | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Jess Stanley Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Roscommon County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Roscommon County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Roscommon County Road Comm. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton Lake | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Nellsville | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Houghton Point | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Loxley | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Michelson | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Meads Landing | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Prudenville | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Sharps Corners | 8.1 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Houghton Lake Heights | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q12833517 | 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 628666. 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.