Birdseye, Utah
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Springville-Mapleton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84651. It stands on Bennie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Birdseye quadrangle. It stands 5,430 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1885 USGS Manti quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1895 USGS Manti quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Santaquin Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Birdseye quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Nephi quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 2001 USGS Birdseye quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Birdseye between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,887 acres in total. 69 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 69 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | not named |
| 6 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | GUARD |
| 5 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | DIXON |
| 5 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | LITTLE DIXON |
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | MAHAGANEY RIDGE |
| 3 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PATHFINDER |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | DIXON RANCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Birdseye: 7 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdseye Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Uh. Dept of Hwys. No. 25089 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut Dep of Hwys No 25086 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dep of Hwys No 25089 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dep of Hwys No 25091 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Gravel Pit No. 25086 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Andesite, Limestone, Quartzite | |
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 25087 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 25088 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys. No. 25085 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Limestone, Quartzite | |
| Ut. Dept of Hwys, Gravel Pit 25090 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Birdseye in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2019: 3 flash flood, 1 debris flow. 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 2019 | Debris Flow | Birdseye | $68,000 | Heavy rain over the Pole Creek Fire burn scar, produced a debris flow across U.S. Highway 89 near Birdseye. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Birdseye | $60,000 | Heavy rain over the Bald Mountain Fire and Pole Creek Fire burn scars, produced a debris flow that closed northbound U.S. Highway 89 near Birdseye. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Birdseye | $10,000 | Heavy rain over the Lake Fork burn scar caused a flash flood and debris flow, with Highway 89 being covered in water, mud, and rocks near Birdseye. The flood closed the highway in both directions between mile markers 305 and 307, and some cars were stuck in the debris. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Birdseye | - | Flash flooding led to water crossing U.S. Highway 89 near Birdseye. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pines | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Thistle | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Covered Bridge Canyon | 7.7 miles | 22 | |
| Castilla | 7.8 miles | 22 | |
| Rio | 8.2 miles | 17 | |
| Woodland Hills | 8.2 miles | 21 | |
| Elk Ridge | 9.0 miles | 21 | |
| Gomex | 10.5 miles | 22 |
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 Birdseye | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4916137 | 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 1438817. 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.








