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Eagles Nest, California

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Palomar-Julian census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92086. The Survey maps it on the Hot Springs Mountain quadrangle.

Eagles Nest within San Diego County

Then and now

1903 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Eagles Nest, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Eagles Nest, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 35 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

62 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Eagles Nest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14,737 acres in total. 23 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
Natural23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Equipment and vehicle use13
Recreation and ceremony4
Debris and open burning2
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
6 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionWARNERS 3
30 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSan Diego UnitHOT SPRINGS COMPLEX
29 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitHOLE
14 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitWARNER SPRINGS SCHOOL HEN
14 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresSan Diego UnitCOYOTE
10 September 2000Natural1.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictHOTSPRINGS
10 September 1992Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresSan Diego UnitLOST #2
7 August 2005Natural1.3 acresSan Diego UnitMONTEZUMA SERIES

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Eagles Nest: 10 occurrences, 3 producers, 3 past producers, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Gold, Stone, Marble, Dimension. 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
Lost Valley Truck Trail MineSemiprecious GemstonePast Producer
Uranium OccurenceUraniumOccurrence
Warners Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Verruga DepositStone, Marble, DimensionProducerMetamorphic
Verruga DepositStone, Marble, DimensionPast Producer
Sentenac DepositStone, GoldOccurrence
Bartling & Nelson DepositTungstenOccurrence
Bartling and Nelson DepositTungstenOccurrenceScheelite
Black Hawk GroupGoldOccurrence
Grubstake ProspectGoldOccurrence

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
Los Tules1.5 miles35
Warner Springs2.1 miles34
San Ysidro2.7 miles35
San Ignacio4.2 miles35
San Felipe6.1 miles31
Ranchita6.8 miles31
Morettis Junction8.7 miles33
Holcomb Village8.7 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660578. 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.