BlockAlaska, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Pierce town. It lies in ZIP code area 54216. The Survey maps it on the Casco 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.
- 1952 USGS Casco quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Casco quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Sturgeon Bay quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Alaska between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1 acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 9900039 |
| 7 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Alaska: 16 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Algoma Gravel Pit #4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| C Lohney Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| C Novak Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dettman Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| E Larsen Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| E Larson Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| E Larson Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| H Neuzil Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| K Koss Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
2 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alaska in 2 storm reports between 1999 and 2000: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. The reports record 2 injuries. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rostok | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Rankin | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Rio Creek | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Slovan | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Clyde | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Bruemmerville | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Kewaunee | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Gregorville | 5.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1560724. 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.