Ahwatukee, Arizona
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Phoenix census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85044. The Survey maps it on the Guadalupe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1913 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Guadalupe quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Guadalupe quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
986 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 986 fires within 5 miles of Ahwatukee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,645 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 23 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 930 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 334642 |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 334484 |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 332813 |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 332703 |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 331660 |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Pima Agency | PREMIUM |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-112019 |
| 30 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Ahwatukee: 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mica, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabitzsch-Owens | Tungsten, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Muscovite Placer-Pat. 2964 | Mica | Unknown | ||
| Skanner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| ADOT Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sand and Gravel Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Sand and Gravel Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel |
Storms near this place
6 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ahwatukee in 6 storm reports in 1996: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 1 hail, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ahwatukee | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Ahwatukee | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ahwatukee | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Ahwatukee | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Flash Flood | Ahwatukee | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Ahwatukee | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside | 0.6 miles | 21 | |
| Cambridge Heights | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Desert Villas | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Burgundy Hill | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Wonder Rift | 2.0 miles | 26 | |
| Kyrene | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| The Pointe at South Mountain | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Guadalupe | 2.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24705. 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.










