BlockHigh Hill, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fort Towson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74735. It lies near Round Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Spencerville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1901 USGS Alikchi quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Spencerville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Antlers quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
200 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 200 fires within 5 miles of High Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,801 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 69 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/incendiarism | 69 |
| Debris and open burning | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10548 |
| 8 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10535 |
| 7 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 170 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | SOBOL |
| 7 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 107 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10475 |
| 29 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10422 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of High Hill: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two State Crushing Co Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Four Unnamed Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Green Construction Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| H D Youngman Construction Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencerville | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Virgil | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Apple | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| West Fort Towson | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| Fort Towson | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Sawyer | 9.3 miles | 15 | |
| Swink | 9.5 miles | 17 | |
| Messer | 9.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100494. 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.