Lachine, Michigan
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Long Rapids Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49753. It stands on Morrison Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lachine quadrangle. It stands 735 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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 Alpena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Lachine quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Lachine between 1992 and 2020, burning about 69 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.8 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.8 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALPENA 02 - BALER FIRE |
| 6 June 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALPENA 0008 |
| 6 June 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALPENA 0009 |
| 24 June 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 June 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lachine in 14 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Lachine | $240,000 | The Long Rapids tornado touched down initially near Hodgins Road, and tracked northeast for 4 miles, ending just north of Long Rapids Road on McNeil Road. The most concentrated property damage was near Hodgins Road. Three homes suffered roof and siding damage, and three barns were destroyed or heavily damaged. A garage and a shed were also destroyed, and there was substantial tree damage. Winds were estimated at 120 mph, making it an EF2. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lachine | $10,000 | Trees were downed onto a house. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Lachine | $6,000 | The tornado lifted just after moving into Alpena County. Over twenty trees were downed at the Thunder Bay Golf Resort. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lachine | $3,000 | Reports of trees downed near Lachine. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lachine | $2,000 | Two large trees downed along M-32. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Lachine | - | Multiple reports of hailstones up to 2 inches in diameter in the Lachine and Flanders areas in west central Alpena county, Michigan. Hail accumulated on decks and resulted in multiple instances of car and home damage, as well as some damage to trees. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lachine | - | A spotter estimated 60 mph winds. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Lachine | - | Penny sized hail fell at Thunder Bay Golf Club. In addition, 40 mph wind gusts downed small tree limbs. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lachine | - | Several six inch branches blown down. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lachine | - | Trees uprooted |
| September 1998 | Hail | Lachine | - | Also received scattered reports of trees snapped off and/or uprooted from across the county. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lachine | - | Strong winds downed several trees up to 8" in diameter in a swampy area. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Lachine | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Lachine | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flanders | 2.0 miles | 7 | |
| Long Rapids | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Emerson Station | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Spratt | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Herron | 5.2 miles | 7 | |
| Paxton | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| McHarg | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Leer | 8.4 miles | 7 |
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 Q122544123 | 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 629930. 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.
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.





