BlockLake Orono Estates, Minnesota
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Elk River City. It lies in ZIP code area 55330. The Survey maps it on the Elk River quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Elk River quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Elk River quadrangle1:62500
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Lake Orono Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 249 acres in total. None 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 | 59 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 June 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Lake Orono Estates: 12 producers, 1 prospect. 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barsody Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barton Pit No 715 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barton Pit No 717 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Country Club Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Elk River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elk River Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hanson Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Johnson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kreger Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Malstrom Pit No 726 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk River | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Bailey | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Big Lake Estates | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Big Lake | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Zimmerman | 9.3 miles | 14 | |
| Zimmerman Terrace | 9.7 miles | 14 | |
| Orrock | 11.7 miles | 14 | |
| Salida | 12.0 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122567580 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2069356. 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.