BlockSun, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Grant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49327. The Survey maps it on the Sand Lake SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Sand Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Sand Lake SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
57 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Sun between 1996 and 2020, burning about 89 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | LONE TREE |
| 3 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 269 - 2019 |
| 14 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 237 - 2018 |
| 9 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 257 - 2020 |
| 5 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NEWAYGO 05 |
| 3 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 246 - 2020 |
| 22 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 256 - 2019 |
| 17 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.6 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NEWAYGO 02 |
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 Sun: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cousineau Gravel, Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Ashland | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Ensley Center | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Ashland Center | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Tift Corner | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Newaygo | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Croton | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Riverview | 9.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2106636. 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.