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De Luz Heights, California

36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Fallbrook census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92028. The Survey maps it on the Fallbrook quadrangle.

De Luz Heights within San Diego County

Then and now

1901 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of De Luz Heights, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of De Luz Heights, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 36 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

216 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 216 fires within 5 miles of De Luz Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 20,463 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 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/undetermined91
Equipment and vehicle use51
Debris and open burning35
Recreation and ceremony14
Arson/incendiarism12
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Natural3
Smoking1
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 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitSANDY
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitSANDY
6 September 1994Equipment and vehicle use35 acresSan Diego UnitDELUZ
4 September 1997Arson/incendiarism1,141 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictMARGARITA
30 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitDE LUZ
3 September 1998Naturalunder an acreRiverside UnitSTATE
3 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitBUYS
3 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitSANTA MARGARITA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of De Luz Heights: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, 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
Unnamed Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Kuhnis MineGoldPast Producer
Stoner ProspectGoldProducer
Stoner ProspectGoldProspect

Every working recorded in San Diego 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
De Luz2.6 miles36
Fallbrook4.0 miles36
Ridgecrest Estates4.2 miles30
DeLuz5.0 miles35
Winterwarm6.9 miles31
Rainbow7.0 miles30
San Luis Rey Heights8.5 miles31
Jofegan8.5 miles35

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1868370. 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.