Chandler Heights, Arizona
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Chandler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85142. The Survey maps it on the Chandler Heights quadrangle. It stands 1,421 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1907 USGS Sacaton quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Chandler Heights quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Chandler Heights quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
222 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 222 fires within 5 miles of Chandler Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,964 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 15 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 | 185 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-132044 |
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 77611 |
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Queen Creek Fire Department | 77540 |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | NOT NAMED |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | NOT NAMED |
| 21 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Queen Creek Fire Department | 74993 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Chandler Heights: 3 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Tree Eldorado Mine | Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Germania Group | Copper, Gold, Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Morning Star Claims | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Rodney-Carter Group | Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Sand and Gravel Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Superior Marble Mill | Marble, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Carter | Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Lucky Strike | Gold | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Wright Group | Copper, Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanokai Village | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Queen Creek | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Germann | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Higley | 6.8 miles | 20 | |
| Serape | 8.1 miles | 20 | |
| Hacienda Solano Park | 8.5 miles | 20 | |
| Nortons Corner | 8.5 miles | 20 | |
| Hamilton Corner | 8.6 miles | 20 |
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 Chandler Heights | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5071166 | 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 2749. 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.








