BlockTemple, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Redding Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48625. It stands on Little Norway Creek. The Survey maps it on the Temple 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 City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Cadillac quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Temple quadrangle1:25000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Temple between 1992 and 2020, burning about 148 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLARE 0012 |
| 22 August 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLARE 17 |
| 14 August 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Temple in 4 storm reports between 1996 and 2011: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple | $50,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed across Clare County and one home was damaged. No injuries were reported. Damages were estimated at $50,000. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple | $15,000 | A report of up to two dozen ten to twelve inch diameter oak and elm trees being blown down was received from five miles east northeast of Temple along Bringold Avenue. |
| July 1996 | Lightning | Temple | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple | - | Numerous trees were reported downed county wide, with the most noteworthy tree damage observed in a path from approximately 3 miles west southwest of Temple to 3 miles west northwest of Lake George as deduced by an NWS Storm Survey team. The area surrounding Little Norway Lake appeared to have sustained the most significant damage, with hundreds of trees uprooted or snapped which caused blocked roadways and power outages. Two homes on the lake had trees that had fallen upon them. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake George | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Rainbow Bend | 8.8 miles | 12 | |
| Phelps | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| Buck Trails | 10.3 miles | 11 | |
| Leota | 10.5 miles | 12 | |
| Ash Acres | 11.5 miles | 11 | |
| Piney Woods | 12.0 miles | 11 | |
| Airport Forest | 12.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1614672. 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.
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.