BlockWic-a-te-wah, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Onekama Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49660. It stands on Hansen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Onekama quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Onekama quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Onekama SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Onekama quadrangle1:25000
- 1983 USGS Manistee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Wic-a-te-wah between 2009 and 2020, burning about 11 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.6 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | OLD NEST |
| 22 May 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | FALK |
| 18 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BEAR LAKE FD 0018075 - 2018 |
| 14 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | COATS |
| 14 May 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | ASP |
| 3 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | KERRY ROAD |
| 3 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | MOONRIDGE |
| 3 April 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Agency | WIND |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Park | 1.0 miles | 9 | |
| Onekama | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| Onekama Junction | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| Williamsport | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Douglas | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Norwalk | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Newland | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Maue Corners | 4.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1622152. 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.