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Hisega, South Dakota

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1957. It stands in the Mount Rushmore unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57702. It lies near Mount Wheaton. The Survey maps it on the Pactola Dam quadrangle.

Hisega within Pennington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 18 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

382 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 382 fires within 5 miles of Hisega between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,036 acres in total. 120 started naturally. 16 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
Natural120
Recreation and ceremony82
Debris and open burning61
Missing data/not specified/undetermined47
Equipment and vehicle use21
Arson/incendiarism16
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Fireworks5
Smoking5
Firearms and explosives use3
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Other causes1

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
5 September 2000Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestHILLTOP
5 September 2000Naturalunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionWESTBERRY COURT
5 September 1998Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionWOODLAND CT
4 September 2016Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestPICNIC
4 September 2010Smokingunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionNEMO RD
4 September 2002Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestSPRING CREEK #2
4 September 2002Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestSPRING CREEK #3
4 September 1992Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestUPPER VICTORIA GULCH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pennington 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 Hisega: 2 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Uranium, Uranium, Gold. 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
Ashley and NyswangerGold, Copper, SilverProspect
Copper GlanceCopper, Gold, UraniumPast ProducerMalachite, Pyrite
Dakota Lime and Brick Co.Limestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Dexter ClaimCopper, Gold, Silver, LeadOccurrenceReplacement
Poisoned Ox GroupUraniumProspect

Every working recorded in Pennington County

Storms near this place

55 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hisega in 55 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 47 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 heavy rain. 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
June 2015HailHisega$50,000no account filed
July 2011HailHisega$50,000no account filed
July 2010HailHisega$40,000no account filed
July 2013HailHisega$10,000no account filed
July 2011HailHisega$5,000no account filed
June 1996HailHisega$1,000no account filed
May 2023FloodHisega-Drifts of small hail blocked storm drains; causing minor flooding of roads, yards, and fields from Chapel Valley and the west Rapid City area to Rapid Valley.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindHisega-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindHisega-Several power poles were downed near the Red Rocks neighborhood by the strong wind gusts.
July 2016Heavy RainHisega-Rainfall total of 4.11 inches in about one and a half hours.
July 2015FloodHisega-Spring Creek covered the entrance road to Hart Ranch. The stream gauge on Rapid Creek above Victoria Creek crested just above flood stage.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindHisega-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2024HailHisega-no account filed
July 2023HailHisega-no account filed
August 2021HailHisega-no account filed
July 2020HailHisega-no account filed
July 2020HailHisega-no account filed
July 2020HailHisega-no account filed
June 2020HailHisega-no account filed
June 2020HailHisega-no account filed
July 2019HailHisega-no account filed
July 2019HailHisega-no account filed
July 2019HailHisega-no account filed
July 2019HailHisega-no account filed
July 2019HailHisega-no account filed
June 2018HailHisega-no account filed
June 2018HailHisega-no account filed
June 2018HailHisega-no account filed
June 2018HailHisega-no account filed
June 2018HailHisega-no account filed
June 2018HailHisega-no account filed
August 2017HailHisega-no account filed
August 2017HailHisega-no account filed
August 2016HailHisega-no account filed
July 2016HailHisega-no account filed
July 2016HailHisega-no account filed
July 2016HailHisega-no account filed
June 2015HailHisega-no account filed
July 2014HailHisega-no account filed
July 2013HailHisega-no account filed
July 2013HailHisega-no account filed
August 2013HailHisega-no account filed
July 2011HailHisega-no account filed
July 2010HailHisega-no account filed
May 2007HailHisega-no account filed
August 2007HailHisega-no account filed
August 2007Thunderstorm WindHisega-no account filed
July 2007HailHisega-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindHisega-no account filed
August 1999HailHisega-no account filed
May 1999HailHisega-no account filed
August 1997HailHisega-no account filed
June 1997HailHisega-no account filed
June 1996HailHisega-no account filed
July 1996HailHisega-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pennington 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
Big Bend1.1 miles18
McGee1.4 miles18
Johnson Siding2.9 miles18
Ridgeland Heights2.9 miles16
South Canyon Country Estates3.9 miles16
Pactola (historical)4.6 miles18
Clarkson Addition5.0 miles16
Colonial Pine Hills5.6 miles16

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.

Wikipedia article on HisegaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q23709373The 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 1261819. 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.