BlockWeale, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Fairhaven Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48720. It stands on Shebeon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bay Port West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 Flint quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Bay Port West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Weale between 2012 and 2020, burning about 259 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WINSOR TOWNSHIP FD 0000454 - 2018 |
| 13 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FAIRHAVEN TWP FD 2020011 - 2020 |
| 9 October 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 257 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HURON 01 - HEISTERMAN ISLAND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Weale: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayport Quarry Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wallace Stone Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Wallace Stone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Island | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Rose Island | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Bay Port | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Kilmanagh | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Sebewaing | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Pigeon | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Berne | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Linkville | 7.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617924. 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.