BlockCovert, Nebraska
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in West Winters Creek precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69361. The Survey maps it on the Scottsbluff North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1898 USGS Scotts Bluff quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Scottsbluff North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
226 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 226 fires within 5 miles of Covert between 1993 and 2020, burning about 601 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 9 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 | 114 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Fireworks | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 250 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Scotts Bluff National Monument | BIKE TRAIL |
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 Covert: 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Scottsbluff 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heldt | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Costin | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Haig | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Scottsbluff | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Jane | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Mintle | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Terrytown | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| South Mitchell | 5.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 835278. 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.