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Clam Beach, California

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the North Coastal census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95519. It stands on Patrick Creek. The Survey maps it on the Arcata North quadrangle.

Clam Beach within Humboldt County

Then and now

1922 to 1987

The same ground, surveyed 65 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Clam Beach, surveyed 1987
Topographic sheet of Clam Beach, surveyed 1922

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 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

250 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 250 fires within 5 miles of Clam Beach between 1992 and 2020, burning about 143 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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/undetermined132
Debris and open burning33
Equipment and vehicle use24
Arson/incendiarism16
Recreation and ceremony16
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Smoking8
Fireworks1

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
9 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNorthern California DistrictWAGON
8 September 2015Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte Unitnot named
7 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBEACH
7 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCLAM
7 September 1995Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitQUARRY
6 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionOKEGA
4 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Humboldt County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Clam Beach: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Platinum. 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
Little RiverGold, PlatinumOccurrence
Little RiverGold, PlatinumProducerBeach Placer
WaltherGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Humboldt 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
Crannell1.9 miles13
Moonstone2.5 miles13
Westhaven2.9 miles13
McKinleyville3.4 miles21
Fisher3.7 miles21
Calville4.1 miles21
Fieldbrook4.5 miles21
Trinidad4.8 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 221139. 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.