BlockNarenta, Michigan
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Ford River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49807. It stands on North Branch Bark River. The Survey maps it on the Ford River quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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 Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Ford River quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Narenta between 1992 and 2018, burning about 116 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | K ROAD |
| 2 July 2013 | Fireworks | under an acre | Michigan Agency | BOTTLE ROCKET |
| 13 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 May 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHRISTMAS TREE |
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 Narenta: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Steve Marvic Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Narenta in 1 storm report in 2021: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Narenta | $500 | The Delta County Sheriff reported a tree blocking the road just east of Bark River. The time of the report was estimated from radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Tesch | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Bark River | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Pine Ridge | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Schaffer | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Riverland | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Ford River | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Island View | 6.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617734. 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.