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Eastlake, California

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Clearlake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95423. It lies near Rattlesnake Island. The Survey maps it on the Clearlake Oaks quadrangle. It stands 1,355 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Eastlake within Lake County

Then and now

1924 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 72 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Eastlake (historical), surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Eastlake (historical), surveyed 1924

Compare 1924 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

466 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 466 fires within 5 miles of Eastlake (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,295 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 59 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/undetermined211
Debris and open burning77
Equipment and vehicle use71
Arson/incendiarism59
Power generation/transmission/distribution15
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Smoking11
Other causes3
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural2

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 2019Equipment and vehicle use15 acresSonoma-Lake Napa Unit4TH ST CLEARLAKE_CITY
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitWIDGEON WY / SHADY LN
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitMEADOWOOD SNF CLEARLAKE_C
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitGREEN AV CLEARLAKE_CITY
8 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitHWY 20 / LAKEVIEW DR
8 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitHIGH
8 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSULPHER
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitMADISON DR CLEARLAKE_CIT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lake County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 28 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Eastlake (historical): 9 producers, 8 occurrences, 7 unknowns, 2 past producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Pumice, Chromium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. 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
Bartlet SpringsDiatomiteUnknown
Big Borax LakeStoneOccurrenceObsidian
Borax LakeBoron-Borates, Halite, Sodium, CobaltPast Producer1856, 1864, 1874
Sulphur Bank MineSulfur, MercuryPast Producer1865, 1873
UnknownStone, DimensionOccurrence
Christianson TractCopperOccurrenceVein
Christienson TractCopperUnknown
Clear Lake-Sulphur BankMercuryProducer
Konocti MineMercuryUnknown
H and GManganeseProspect

Every working recorded in Lake 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
Clear Lake Keys0.9 miles21
Clearlake Oaks1.3 miles21
Clearlake Park3.0 miles21
Glenhaven3.7 miles21
Clearlake Highlands3.8 miles21
Clearlake4.1 miles21
Riviera Estates4.5 miles21
Riviera West4.5 miles21

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 Q5330704The 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 1766096. 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.