BlockWest Highland, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Highland Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48357. The Survey maps it on the West Highland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1909 USGS Milford quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS West Highland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of West Highland between 2018 and 2020, burning about 57 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 | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARTLAND AREA FD 0000466 - 2018 |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARTLAND AREA FD 0000461 - 2018 |
| 13 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 18579 - 2018 |
| 31 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 19581 - 2019 |
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARTLAND AREA FD 0000267 - 2018 |
| 8 March 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARTLAND AREA FD 0176 - 2020 |
| 17 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 20298 - 2020 |
| 27 February 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 0000209 - 2018 |
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 West Highland: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Milford No 315 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Hickory Ridge | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Clyde | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Milford | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| East Highland | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Seven Harbors | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| White Lake | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Rose Center | 7.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1616122. 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.