BlockPalisades Park, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Covert Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49043. It stands on Brandywine Creek. The Survey maps it on the Covert quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1927 USGS South Haven quadrangle1:62500
- 1930 USGS South Haven quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS South Haven quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Covert quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Palisades Park between 2003 and 2019, burning about 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COVERT FD 0000166 - 2018 |
| 7 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COVERT FD 0000167 - 2018 |
| 30 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COVERT FD 0000213 - 2018 |
| 26 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COVERT FD 190199 - 2019 |
| 24 April 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VAN BUREN 01 |
| 22 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COVERT FD 0000152 - 2018 |
| 17 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COVERT FD 190181 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Palisades Park: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Site | Silica | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Busse Site | Silica | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Garlanger Site | Silica | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Nadeau Site | Silica | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rose Pit | Silica | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linden Hills | 0.6 miles | 11 | |
| Crystal Beach | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Covert | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Braywood | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Fish Corners | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Wildwood | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Friendsville | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Indian Grove | 5.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 634305. 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.