Amphitheater, Arizona
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tucson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85705. The Survey maps it on the Tucson North quadrangle.
On record in Amphitheater
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Paul Laurence Dunbar Schoollisted 2018 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 26 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.
- 1904 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mount Lemmon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Tucson North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Tucson North quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Tucson North quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Tucson North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,136 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,136 fires within 5 miles of Amphitheater between 1993 and 2020, burning about 112 acres in total. 48 started naturally. 29 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 | 1044 |
| Natural | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Fire Rescue District | NOT NAMED |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862310 |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862474 |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tucson Fire Department | 1862022 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Amphitheater: 5 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal, Brick Clay, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Vay Brick Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| De Vay Brick Co. | Brick Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Grabe Brick Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Grabe Brick Co. | Brick Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Action Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Evans Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oro Rock & Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silent Wheels Ranchomes | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Pascua Yaqui Indian Village | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Stockham | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Gardner Estates | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Oracle Foothills Estates | 2.1 miles | 26 | |
| Flowing Wells | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Polo Village | 2.6 miles | 25 | |
| El Rio | 2.7 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 37138. 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.












