BlockDale, Minnesota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Highland Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56549. The Survey maps it on the Dale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Dale quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
19 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Dale between 1995 and 2020, burning about 862 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 July 2009 | Other causes | 6.0 acres | Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District | NOREEN WEST WF |
| 5 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 June 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 June 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 320 acres | Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District | MNDLR-FY20-WF-HOYKENS SOUTH |
| 4 May 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Dale: 5 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becker County Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Becker County Pit No1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bergland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oliver Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ulven Gravel Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba Junction | 1.5 miles | 7 | |
| Winnipeg Junction | 1.6 miles | 7 | |
| Hitterdal | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Hawley | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Muskoda | 10.4 miles | 9 | |
| Rollag | 11.4 miles | 11 | |
| Ulen | 12.2 miles | 10 | |
| Tansem | 15.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654665. 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.