The Landing at Plantation Point, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Myrtle Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29577. It stands on Black Creek. The Survey maps it on the Myrtle Beach quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1937 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
107 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of The Landing at Plantation Point between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,240 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of The Landing at Plantation Point: 1 producer, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Myrtle Beach Qyarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Waccamaw Mine | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plantation Point | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Green Bay Park | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Pine Lake Estates | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Fairway Park | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Benton Park | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Myrtle Heights | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Oak Park | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Washington Park | 1.9 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122594484 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1243988. 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.









