BlockWhites Landing, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Chester Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49735. It stands on Turtle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Turtle Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1949 USGS Otsego Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Turtle Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Turtle Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Grayling quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Whites Landing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,025 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 12 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Fireworks | 17 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OTSEGO 08 RAMONA ROAD |
| 5 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,250 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Chub Landing | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Farrar Landing | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Otsego Lake | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Arbutus Beach | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Waters | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Grove | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| Pearll City | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| Eyedylwild Beach | 7.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617942. 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.