BlockRhine, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Rhine town. It lies in ZIP code area 53020. The Survey maps it on the Franklin quadrangle. It stands 938 feet above sea level.
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 Franklin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Howards Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Sheboygan quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Franklin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Rhine between 2018 and 2020, burning about 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 193 |
| 1 May 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 104 |
| 26 April 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 21 |
| 25 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 84 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Rhine: 6 producers, 5 past producers. 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Lake Crushed Stone Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elkhart Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jens Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kiel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| L. Fries Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Neils Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Schnelle Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| School Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sheyboygan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Witt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ada | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Franklin | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Elkhart Lake | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Johnsonville | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Glenbeulah | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Edwards | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Howards Grove | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Plymouth | 8.0 miles | 9 |
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 Rhine | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7320551 | 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 1572230. 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.