BlockPine Grove Beach, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Waverly Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49765. The Survey maps it on the Hangore Heights quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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
- 1957 USGS Tower quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Petoskey quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Hangore Heights quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Pine Grove Beach between 1996 and 2019, burning about 53 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 July 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FOREST-WAVERLY FD 2019017 - 2019 |
| 28 May 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 May 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 0001 |
| 20 May 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 04 |
| 19 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHEBOYGAN 03 |
| 17 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Pine Grove Beach: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Stone Co.Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Presque Isle County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State of Michigan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hangore Heights | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Manning | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Tower | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Alverno | 8.7 miles | 12 | |
| Legrand | 8.8 miles | 12 | |
| Fingerboard Corner | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Aloha | 10.2 miles | 12 | |
| Mullett Lake Woods | 10.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2100194. 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.