BlockModena, Wisconsin
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Modena town. It lies in ZIP code area 54755. It stands on Little Tamarack Creek. The Survey maps it on the Modena quadrangle. It stands 810 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1932 USGS Alma quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Alma quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Modena quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Winona quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Modena: 11 past producers, 11 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Michael Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Michaels Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bielefeldt Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brommer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brommer Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Church Valley Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Crest Point Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| David Bauer Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc., | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gerhke Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Modena in 10 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. 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 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Modena | $6,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Modena | $4,500 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Modena | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down in Modena. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Modena | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down in Modena. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Modena | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Flood | Modena | $1,000 | Runoff from heavy rain pushed Tamarack Creek out of its banks near Modena. The flood waters covered County Road J near the Rockwell Road intersection. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Modena | - | Law enforcement reported power lines were down over State Highway 37 and County Road KK. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Modena | - | Golf ball sized hail fell in Modena. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Modena | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Modena | - | no account filed |
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.
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 Modena | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6888460 | 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 1569624. 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.
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.