BlockRabbit Bay, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Torch Lake Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49945. It stands on Lahti Creek. The Survey maps it on the Traverse Island 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.
- 1954 USGS Traverse Island quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Rabbit Bay between 2003 and 2020, burning about 11 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUD LAKE |
| 4 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 May 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DOLLAR BAY VFD 0000001 - 2020 |
| 22 April 2010 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUD LAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Rabbit Bay: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitou Cu Mine | Copper | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreamland | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Senter | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Jacobsville | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Point Mills | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| White City | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Portage Entry | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Mason | 7.9 miles | 13 | |
| Quincy Mill | 8.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 635580. 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.