Redington, Arizona
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tucson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85602. It lies near Redfield Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Redington quadrangle. It stands 2,881 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1945 USGS Redington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Redington quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Redington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Redington quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Redington between 1994 and 2007, burning about 462 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 420 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 12 June 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 27 April 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | BINGHAM |
| 14 April 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | San Carlos Agency | JONES |
| 16 October 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gila District Office | RIVER ROAD |
| 30 January 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | REDDINGTON |
| 29 January 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | PASS |
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 Redington: 7 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Geothermal, Lead, Copper, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Strike Claims | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| San Pedro-Cobre Group | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Christmas Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Christmas Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Frustrated Group | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Half Moon #3 Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Half Moon No 3 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Hot Pants No 1 Group | Uranium | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Redington in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2022: 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2012 | Flash Flood | Redington | $5,000 | Heavy rain from numerous thunderstorms caused several roads to be closed due to flash flooding across the Tucson metropolitan area, including Snyder Road near the Ventana Wash, Redington Road, West Valencia Road and the Stone Avenue underpass. Three vehicles became stranded in flood waters near Pima and Country Club Roads. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Redington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Canyon | 11.2 miles | 24 | |
| Whitetail | 12.7 miles | 24 | |
| Soldier Camp | 13.1 miles | 24 | |
| Loma Linda | 14.0 miles | 23 | |
| Summerhaven | 14.2 miles | 23 | |
| Tanque Verde | 17.7 miles | 24 | |
| Indian Ridge Estates | 22.0 miles | 27 | |
| Skyline Bel Aire Estates | 22.3 miles | 26 |
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 Redington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7305950 | 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 10181. 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.









