BlockDetroit Harbor, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Washington town. It lies in ZIP code area 54246. It lies near Big Susie Island. The Survey maps it on the Washington Island SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Washington Island quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Washington Island SW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Washington Island quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Detroit Harbor in 2020, burning about 22 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 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 April 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20684 |
| 15 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20762 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Detroit Harbor: 2 producers. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Washington Island Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Detroit Harbor in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Detroit Harbor | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines on Washington Island. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Detroit Harbor | - | A tornado formed at 10:32 pm CDT on the southern part of Washington Island in northern Door County and continued northeast before dissipating at 10:34 pm CDT in the central part of Washington Island. Total path length is estimated to be 2.28 miles long, with a width of 50 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 90 mph. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Detroit Harbor | - | Thunderstorms produced an estimated wind gust of 58 mph on Washington Island. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Northport | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Gills Rock | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Ellison Bay | 10.3 miles | 8 | |
| Rowleys Bay | 11.0 miles | 8 | |
| Sister Bay | 15.4 miles | 8 | |
| North Bay | 16.6 miles | 8 | |
| Ephraim | 18.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1584512. 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.