BlockAzure Vista, California
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the San Diego census division. It sits by Sunset Cliffs. The Survey maps it on the Point Loma OE W quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 75 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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 Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
56 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Azure Vista between 2003 and 2020, burning about 13 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 20 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 18 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 13 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riviera Villas | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| Sunset Cliffs | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| Fleetridge | 1.0 miles | 34 | |
| La Playa | 1.1 miles | 34 | |
| Roseville | 1.7 miles | 34 | |
| Ocean Beach | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Fort Rosecrans | 2.6 miles | 34 | |
| Loma Portal | 2.9 miles | 34 |
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 Q17154396 | 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 1660286. 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.