BlockPeary, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1977. It stands in Fayal Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55734. It stands on Long Lake Creek. The Survey maps it on the Zim 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 Zim 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
167 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 167 fires within 5 miles of Peary between 1992 and 2020, burning about 984 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 31 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 | 52 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Peary: 3 past producers, 2 plants, 2 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eveleth Expansion Pellet Plant | Iron | Plant | ||
| Eveleth Taconite Pellet Plant | Iron | Plant | ||
| Pearsall Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Pearsall Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Thunderbird Mine | Iron | Producer | 1854, 1976 | |
| Troy Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite |
Storms near this place
3 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Peary in 3 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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.
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 662151. 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.