BlockMakinen, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Makinen unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 55763. The Survey maps it on the Makinen quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1951 USGS Makinen quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Makinen between 1992 and 2020, burning about 221 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 July 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 June 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 June 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 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 Makinen: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aho Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Makinen in 9 storm reports between 2015 and 2023: 6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Makinen | $10,000 | Photos were received showing several small to medium sized trees that were down along with power lines down as well. |
| September 2017 | Flash Flood | Makinen | - | County Road 607/331 was closed east of Long Lake Road due to flooding. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Makinen | - | There were a few trees down, too. The storm had heavy rain. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Makinen | - | There was a lot of 1 diameter hail. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Makinen | - | An 800-pound hay bale was demolished by the strong winds. The winds also blew down 8 to 12 diameter trees. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Makinen | - | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Hail | Makinen | - | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Hail | Makinen | - | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Hail | Makinen | - | no account filed |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 661852. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.