Westacres, Michigan
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in West Bloomfield Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48324. The Survey maps it on the Walled Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1907 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS Walled Lake quadrangle1:31680
- 1945 USGS Walled Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Walled Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Walled Lake quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1985 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Westacres between 2018 and 2020, burning about 20 acres in total. 2 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 | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WALLED LAKE FD 0000573 - 2019 |
| 6 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 192011 - 2019 |
| 27 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP FD 0004970 - 2019 |
| 26 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 191895 - 2019 |
| 13 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 191747 - 2019 |
| 11 July 2019 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WATERFORD TOWNSHIP FD 0007188 - 2019 |
| 9 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 201496 - 2020 |
| 30 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 191608 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Westacres in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westacres | - | A large tree was uprooted and blocking the road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westacres | - | Several trees reported down. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westacres | - | Power lines reported down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westacres | - | Small tree branches up to 3 inches in diameter were reported blown down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westacres | - | A person from the general public estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westacres | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westacres | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westacres | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Westacres | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Towns | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Union Lake | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| Commerce | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Orchard Lake | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Oxbow | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Wolverine Lake | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Keego Harbor | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Oakley Park | 4.4 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1616986. 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.








