BlockHog Heaven, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Flathead Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59845. It lies near Deep Draw. The Survey maps it on the Irvine Lookout Tower quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1920 USGS Flathead Lake quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Irvine Lookout Tower quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Polson quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Irvine Lookout Tower quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
50 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Hog Heaven (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 8,971 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2013 | Natural | 23 acres | Flathead Agency | COUNTY LINE |
| 1 September 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Flathead Agency | SULLIVAN |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Flathead Agency | SULLIVAN |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | 20 acres | Flathead Agency | DEEP DRAW 2 |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | 2,022 acres | Flathead Agency | DEEP DRAW |
| 7 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Flathead Agency | HOGHEAVEN |
| 5 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Flathead Agency | HOG HEAVEN 1 |
| 4 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Flathead Agency | JETTE 2 |
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 Hog Heaven (historical): 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niarada | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Pine Prairie | 18.3 miles | 9 | |
| Lakeside | 20.2 miles | 11 | |
| Kila | 21.1 miles | 10 | |
| Marion | 21.8 miles | 9 | |
| Somers | 23.4 miles | 11 | |
| Forest Hill Village | 24.4 miles | 11 | |
| Batavia | 25.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1796020. 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.