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Emerald Hills, California

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92114. The Survey maps it on the National City quadrangle.

Emerald Hills within San Diego County

Then and now

1904 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Emerald Hills, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Emerald Hills, surveyed 1904

Compare 1904 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 32 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

582 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 582 fires within 5 miles of Emerald Hills between 1994 and 2020, burning about 358 acres in total. None started naturally. 122 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/undetermined332
Arson/incendiarism122
Debris and open burning53
Smoking39
Misuse of fire by a minor22
Equipment and vehicle use11
Recreation and ceremony3

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 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego Unitnot named
9 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
9 September 2005Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
7 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Emerald Hills: 11 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Salt. 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
National Brick CompanyClayPast Producer
Chollas Valley Salt Co.SaltPast Producer
Independent Stone Co QuarryStoneProducer
Independent Stone Co. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
San Diego Stone Co. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
San Diego Stone Co.QuarryStoneProducer
Sweetwater CreekSaltPast Producer
Jamacha Sand PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mission Sand Co. Nelson and SloanSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mission Valley OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

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
Chollas View0.6 miles32
Valencia Park0.8 miles32
Lincoln Park1.0 miles32
Chollas Creek1.2 miles32
South Encantato1.3 miles32
Mount Hope1.4 miles32
Encanto1.7 miles32
Mountain View2.1 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1870204. 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.