BlockEstrella, Arizona
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Gila Bend census division. The Survey maps it on the Butterfield Pass quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1951 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Butterfield Pass quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Phoenix South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Estrella between 1992 and 2019, burning about 22 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | Phoenix District Office | RAIL |
| 3 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pima Agency | WESDOG |
| 4 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 24 July 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | SHAWMUT |
| 23 June 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | CONE |
| 25 November 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-141292 |
| 1 November 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix District Office | FREEMAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Estrella: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blasted Cactus | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Estrella in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 8 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Estrella | $50,000 | Very strong wind gusts reported at Estrella Parkway and Elliott. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Estrella | $30,000 | Thunderstorms, some with locally heavy rain, developed over the central deserts during the afternoon hours on August 30th. Some of the stronger storms formed to the southwest of Phoenix, producing heavy rain along Highway 238 to the southwest of the town of Mobile. Peak rain rates were in excess of one inch per hour, leading to episodes of flash flooding. According to a social media report from the public, at about 1630MST flash flooding 10 miles southwest of Mobile stranded 3 vehicles in flood waters along Highway 238. At about the same time, the Arizona Department of Transportation reported that flash flooding southwest of Mobile resulted in the closure of State Route 238 between mileposts 25 and 28. There were no reports of accidents or injury due to the flash flooding. A Flash Flood Watch was in effect during the flash flooding episodes. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Estrella | $5,000 | Thunderstorms with locally heavy rain developed across portions of south central Arizona, including the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, during the late morning hours on August 9th. Peak rain rates with the stronger storms approached 2 inches per hour which led to episodes of street flooding and flash flooding across the central deserts. By the early afternoon, flash flooding had spread to areas southwest of the greater Phoenix area; at 1318MST the Arizona Department of Transportation indicated that flash flooding caused Highway 238 to become closed about 5 miles to the southwest of the town of Mobile. A Flash Flood Warning was not in effect for the area at the time of the flooding. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Estrella | - | State Route 238 was closed between Gila Bend and Maricopa due to flooding. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Estrella | - | ADOT reported that SR 238 was closed due to flooding between mileposts 7-23. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Estrella | - | Thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall developed to the south and southwest of Phoenix during the evening hours on August 10th; some of the heavier rains fell along highway 238 between the towns of Maricopa and Gila Bend. There are a number of washes that cross highway 238 near the town of Mobile and the heavy rains caused these washes to rapidly fill up and pose a significant hazard to motorists. At about 2210MST, Arizona Department of Transportation reported that highway 238 was closed at 83rd Avenue, about 2 miles to the east of the town of Mobile. Although a Flash Flood Warning was not issued, an Areal Flood Warning was issued instead at 2113MST and this warning continued through about 0100MST the next morning. There were no accidents or injuries reported due to the flooding. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Estrella | - | Scattered thunderstorms developed across the southwest portion of the greater Phoenix area during the late afternoon and evening hours on July 18th and some of them produced locally heavy rains. The rains caused numerous washes in the area to flow and several of these crossed Highway 238 between Gila Bend and the town of Mobile. Flash flooding along Highway 238 was likely after 2030MST, and in fact a Flash Flood Warning was already in effect at that time, running through 2345MST. According to the Arizona Department of Highways, as of 2326MST State Route 238 was closed due to flooding west bound from milepost 24 to Gila Bend. The road was to be closed through 0030MST the next day. |
| March 2013 | Flash Flood | Estrella | - | Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours on March 8th over portions of south central Arizona, including the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The storms generated locally heavy rainfall; radar indicated that rainfall totals exceeded one inch with some of the stronger storms. Although Flash Flood Warnings were not issued, an Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory was issued for south central Arizona at 120 pm. According to a National Weather Service employee, the locally heavy thunderstorm rains caused flooding of highway 238 west of Maricopa during the early afternoon hours. At 215 pm, water was reported to be one foot deep on highway 238 approximately 3 miles east northeast of Estrella. The highway was impassable by car. Fortunately, no accidents of injuries were reported due to the flooding. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Estrella | - | Thunderstorms developed across the central Arizona deserts during the evening hours on August 27th, and they produced locally heavy rainfall which impacted the area between Gila Bend and the town of Maricopa. Due to the heavy rain, A Flash Flood Warning was issued for the area at 1842MST. At 1915MST, the Arizona Department of Highways reported that Highway 238 was closed between Gila Bend and Maricopa due to water flowing across the highway. The location of the report was about 3 miles southwest of the town of Mobile. The Flash Flood Warning was later cancelled at 1930MST as the rainfall had rapidly diminished. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawmut | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Ocapos (historical) | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Big Horn | 9.9 miles | 12 | |
| Bosque | 9.9 miles | 14 | |
| Freeman | 12.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cotton Center | 14.5 miles | 16 | |
| Rainbow Valley | 16.0 miles | 18 | |
| San Lucy Village | 16.1 miles | 15 |
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 Estrella | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5401797 | 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 24411. 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.