BlockHoliday Heights, Wisconsin
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Onalaska City. It lies in ZIP code area 54650. It lies near Smith Valley. The Survey maps it on the La Crosse quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 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.
- 1927 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:62500
- 1930 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Holiday Heights between 1997 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | LaCrosse District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | PAMMEL CREEK FIRE |
| 2 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1900058 |
| 27 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2004189 |
| 14 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2003958 |
| 5 July 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2003248 |
| 29 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1807990 |
| 14 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2002887 |
| 10 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1805626 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Holiday Heights: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucklin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kedhara Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| La Crosse Sand Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lacrosse County Highway Dept. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medary | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Cold Springs | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Grand Crossing | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Onalaska | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| North La Crosse | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| French Island | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| West La Crosse | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lakeview (historical) | 4.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1566544. 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.