BlockLee Heights, Oklahoma
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Durant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74701. It stands on Chuckwa Creek. The Survey maps it on the Roberta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Durant quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Roberta quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Lee Heights between 2006 and 2008, burning about 45 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 38 acres | Chickasaw Agency | RODEO |
| 12 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.6 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FORBIS |
| 9 February 2008 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Talihina Agency | COURT YARD |
| 8 January 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | MULBERRY |
| 25 January 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | CHUCKS4WAY |
| 19 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | ALABAMA |
| 14 January 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | TENN. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Lee Heights: 5 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H C Ruskin Corp Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1777896. 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.