BlockRobinson, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Morse Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55731. The Survey maps it on the Eagles Nest 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.
- 1954 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Eagles Nest quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Vermillion Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Robinson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 960 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 5 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 | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Superior National Forest | MITCHELL LAKE |
| 5 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Superior National Forest | MEAT |
| 20 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Superior National Forest | WOLF CREEK ROAD |
| 2 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Superior National Forest | COO LAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Robinson: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Vermilion and Extension Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Mccomber Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1917 |
Storms near this place
5 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Robinson in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Robinson | - | Multiple large white pine trees were snapped. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Robinson | - | Several trees were uprooted along State Highway 169 near Robinson Lake. The largest trees were estimated to be up to 1 foot in diameter with several smaller trees downed just to the south of this area as well. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Robinson | - | There was penny to nickel sized hail reported on the north end of Little Crab Lake. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Robinson | - | A thunderstorm wind gust knocked down an 8 inch diameter tree over Highway 169 at mile marker 276. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Robinson | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| McComber | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Burntside Lake | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Eagles Nest | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Burntside | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Rothman | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Murray | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Ely | 9.7 miles | 13 | |
| Soudan | 10.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 662283. 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.