BlockWhite Hawk, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bay Lake Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56444. It lies near Bird Island. The Survey maps it on the Bay Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1912 USGS Deerwood quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1914 USGS Deerwood quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Bay Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mille Lacs Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
145 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of White Hawk between 1992 and 2020, burning about 294 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 75 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of White Hawk: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Lake Reserve | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Clearwater Lake Reserve X-43 | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Portage Lake Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Range Redi Mix Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Lake | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Oreland | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Deerwood | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Garrison | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Klondyke | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Crosby Beach | 8.3 miles | 11 | |
| Crosby | 9.1 miles | 11 | |
| Armour Number Two Mine | 9.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654086. 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.