BlockSolon, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Solon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49621. The Survey maps it on the Maple City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Maple City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Maple City quadrangle1:25000
- 1983 USGS Maple City quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
17 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Solon between 1992 and 2019, burning about 39 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CEDAR FD 9132 - 2018 |
| 11 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | 1800225 - 2018 |
| 26 July 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | 1800269 - 2018 |
| 23 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 June 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LEELANAU 02 |
| 9 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Solon: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haywood Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Niedzielski Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Solon in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2021: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon | $5,000 | Several trees downed near Hoxie and Lautner Roads. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Solon | - | Water rushing over the road roughly 6 inches deep at the intersection of Gallivan and Alpine roads. Report from 7/4 News. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouch | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Cedar | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Heimforth | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Hatchs | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Isadore | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Maple City | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Crystal Spring | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Cherry Bend | 6.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617856. 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.