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Bald Hill, Oklahoma

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Morris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74447. It lies near Twin Hills. The Survey maps it on the Okmulgee NE quadrangle.

Bald Hill within Okmulgee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

27 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Bald Hill between 2000 and 2020, burning about 4,618 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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
Arson/incendiarism10
Debris and open burning9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
22 August 2012Debris and open burning18 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeHURTADO
30 June 2012Debris and open burning32 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeCHICKEN HOUSE
4 April 2005Arson/incendiarism180 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30429
14 April 2011Debris and open burning80 acresOkmulgee Field Office16 NORTH
9 March 2009Arson/incendiarism10 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeB & B
8 March 2009Equipment and vehicle use40 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeNATURA
28 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined700 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeBRISTOW RD
26 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,080 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeBALD HILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Okmulgee County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Bald Hill: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
County Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sapphire Stone Co Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Sapphire Stone Co Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Okmulgee County

Storms near this place

19 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bald Hill in 19 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2019Tornado (EF0)Bald Hill$30,000This tornado damaged a mobile home, damaged barns and outbuildings, and uprooted trees. It was observed by a number of people. Based on the damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 80 to 85 mph.
May 2019Tornado (EF1)Bald Hill$25,000This tornado damaged a home, destroyed an outbuilding, snapped and uprooted trees, and blew down power poles as it moved north-northeast. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.
December 2008Thunderstorm WindBald Hill$15,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour destroyed a barn.
May 2016Tornado (EF1)Bald Hill$5,000This tornado snapped or uprooted trees, snapped large tree limbs, and snapped a power pole. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindBald Hill$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew a concessions trailer over.
May 2019HailBald Hill$5,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindBald Hill$3,000Shingles were blown off several roofs near Bald Hill.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindBald Hill$2,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down two power poles.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindBald Hill$10060 mile an hour thunderstorm winds blew a fence down.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindBald Hill-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindBald Hill-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
June 1999Flash FloodBald Hill-The area near Bixby Road and South Memorial was flooded.
April 2004HailBald Hill-no account filed
May 2001HailBald Hill-no account filed
April 2000Thunderstorm WindBald Hill-no account filed
September 1999HailBald Hill-no account filed
April 1999HailBald Hill-no account filed
November 1999HailBald Hill-no account filed
February 1995HailBald Hill-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Okmulgee County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Pumpkin Center4.9 miles15
Natura5.2 miles14
Preston8.4 miles14
Hectorville8.4 miles15
Winchester8.8 miles15
Morris9.2 miles14
Eram9.6 miles14
Okmulgee10.4 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100189. 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.