BlockMiles, Wisconsin
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Porterfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 54159. The Survey maps it on the Chappee Rapids quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1939 USGS Marinette quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Chappee Rapids quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Marinette quadrangle1:62500
- 1981 USGS Marinette quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
66 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Miles between 1992 and 2019, burning about 171 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CARVIOU LANDING FIRE |
| 3 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 July 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 July 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 July 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Miles: 24 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braeger Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Menominee Stone Crusher Co.Ls.Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Biehls Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Boggy Lane Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dancing Waters Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| East Oak Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Edwards Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| El Branch Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| High Ridge Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hump Island Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rubys Corner | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Walsh | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Goll | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Wagner | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Porterfield | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Bagley Junction | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| McAllister | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Packard | 9.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1876857. 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.