BlockBeck, Nebraska
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hall precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69101. The Survey maps it on the North Platte East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1899 USGS North Platte quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS North Platte quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS North Platte quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS North Platte quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS North Platte quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS North Platte quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS North Platte East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS North Platte quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Beck between 1999 and 2020, burning about 16,180 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 11 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | 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 Beck: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albrecht Pit & Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux View Park | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| North Platte | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Key Estates | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Village Square | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Bignell | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Keith | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Maxwell | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Birdwood | 10.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 835245. 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.