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Arnold, California

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Willits census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95490. It lies near Reeves Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Longvale quadrangle. It stands 1,220 feet above sea level.

Arnold within Mendocino County

Then and now

1951 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 30 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Arnold, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Arnold, surveyed 1951

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

160 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of Arnold between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,415 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 10 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/undetermined60
Equipment and vehicle use32
Debris and open burning24
Railroad operations and maintenance11
Arson/incendiarism10
Natural6
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,100 acresMendocino UnitOAK
7 September 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMendocino UnitWELL
7 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMendocino UnitPOPPY 3
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino UnitSHERWOOD RD MP 009.00 BRO
6 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino UnitSPRING
5 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMendocino UnitPOND
4 September 2018Arson/incendiarism10 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSHIMMONS
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino UnitPOPPY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mendocino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Arnold: 8 producers, 4 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Arnold PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bielenberg BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Finnegan BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
GrahamManganeseOccurrence
Graham ProspectManganeseOccurrence1942
Harms BrothersSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Harms Brothers Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Longvale BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Outlet Creek BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
RoseManganeseProducerPsilomelane, Pyrolusite

Every working recorded in Mendocino County

Storms near this place

4 since 2018

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arnold in 4 storm reports between 2018 and 2022: 3 flood, 1 heavy rain. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2022FloodArnold-Culvert flooding across Highway 101 near Ryan Creek Road.
December 2022FloodArnold-Culverts flooding onto HWY 101 near Ryan Creek Road.
December 2022FloodArnold-Northbound lane of HWY 101 was closed due to flooding.
April 2018Heavy RainArnold-Estimated 2.5 inches of rain. Two to three inches of water over roadway leading to vehicular hydroplaning.

Every storm recorded in Mendocino County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Sylvandale (historical)2.6 miles15
Rowes (historical)2.7 miles15
Longvale3.2 miles14
Brooktrails5.2 miles15
DeCamp5.8 miles16
Upp6.6 miles16
Burbeck6.7 miles15
Farley6.8 miles15

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.

Wikidata item Q4794915The 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 1657948. 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.