BlockLong Point, Minnesota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1976. It stands in Lakewood Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56673. The Survey maps it on the Williams NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1918 USGS Williams quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Williams NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Baudette quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Long Point between 1999 and 2020, burning about 179 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2007 | Natural | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 152 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 July 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 June 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Long Point: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terhark Pit and Mill | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Beach | 2.3 miles | 7 | |
| Arnesén | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Williams | 14.4 miles | 8 | |
| Wheelers Point | 16.9 miles | 7 | |
| Hackett | 17.0 miles | 7 | |
| Graceton | 17.6 miles | 8 | |
| Pitt | 21.5 miles | 8 | |
| Angle Inlet | 26.0 miles | 5 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 647137. 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.