BlockAhnberg, South Dakota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bangor Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57071. The Survey maps it on the Lake Sinai quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Lake Sinai quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS De Smet quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Ahnberg between 2004 and 2014, burning about 119 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | JAMES OLSON |
| 10 May 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 31 acres | Madison Wetland Management District | DRY LAKE 04 |
| 28 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 86 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ahnberg: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ahnberg in 8 storm reports between 2010 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ahnberg | $5,000 | Several trees were downed on a property, and one large tree crushed a swing set. Property damage costs are rough estimates. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ahnberg | - | A business in Arlington sustained significant roof damage. A nearby church also lost part of its roof. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ahnberg | - | Seven inch diameter tree branch downed. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ahnberg | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including one tree blown down and the top of another tree blown down. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Ahnberg | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Ahnberg | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Ahnberg | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Ahnberg | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinai | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Volga | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Bruce | 12.8 miles | 8 | |
| Sheldon Trailor Town | 13.0 miles | 9 | |
| Brookings | 13.7 miles | 9 | |
| Sunnyview | 14.7 miles | 9 | |
| Medary | 15.7 miles | 11 | |
| Arlington Beach | 16.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261088. 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.