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Encanto, 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.

Encanto 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 Encanto, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Encanto, 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

579 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 579 fires within 5 miles of Encanto between 1993 and 2020, burning about 430 acres in total. None started naturally. 110 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/undetermined339
Arson/incendiarism110
Debris and open burning50
Smoking33
Misuse of fire by a minor24
Equipment and vehicle use21
Recreation and ceremony2

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 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Encanto: 11 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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
Charles G. Moore QuarryGranitePast Producer
Chollas Valley Salt Co.SaltPast Producer
Independent Stone Co QuarryStoneProducer
Moore Quarry Charles G.GraniteProducer
San Diego Stone Co.QuarryStoneProducer
Sweetwater CreekSaltPast Producer
Caltrans QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Independent Stone Co. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
San Diego Stone Co. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Diego County

Storms near this place

8 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Encanto in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 4 flood, 3 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2024Flash FloodEncanto$30,000,000CalTrans report of significant flooding near I-805 South and Imperial Avenue and Market Street in Encanto. Large debris and several vehicles were video taped moving downstream on Chollas Creek near Jacob Center and Chollas View, starting at the park. The light rail double train tracks were undercut and severely damaged. Concrete lining in the channel was completely removed and chain link fencing destroyed by debris and flash flooding. Numerous homes in Encanto were flooded out and damaged. FEMA estimated up to 600 homes in this area had major flood damage. This area had rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour and 3 inches in around 90 minutes. Spring Valley ALERT recorded 1000 year rainfall return interval with 2.45 inches in 60 minutes and 3.15 inches in 2 hours. San Diego Fire and rescue reported just over 200 water rescues. There worse areas and were 1200 households were displaced from floods included Mountain View, Encanto, Valencia Park, Shelltown, Southcrest, and Lincoln Park.
January 2024Flash FloodEncanto$200,000Video received from social media of a flooded parking lot with water flowing along train tracks in Encanto. The fast flowing water in and around Chollas Creek was strong enough to carry vehicles downstream.
January 2024Flash FloodEncanto$200,000CalTrans report of flooding across the entire freeway at SR-94 West and I-805. Rainfall of 2-3 inches in 60 to 90 minutes between 930 and 1100 am from heavy rainfall and thunderstorms.
December 2014FloodEncanto$10,000CHP reported the roadway completely flooded at the I-805 and Highway 94 interchange where a vehicle hydroplaned and overturned. Nearby stations reported instantaneous rainfall rates of 0.25 to 0.40 per hour.
February 2024FloodEncanto-Two lanes on SR94 were flooded creating a major traffic jam. Multiple observation sites recorded rainfall rates of 0.30 to 0.50 inch per hour.
February 2024FloodEncanto-City of San Diego reports several areas with minor flooding along Imperial Ave. Rainfall 0.80 to 1.15 inches past 6 hours.
January 2023FloodEncanto-Flooding reported in all lanes on SR94 West at College Ave. A vehicle was stuck and flooded out on the right shoulder.
December 2011Funnel CloudEncanto-A spotter reported a funnel cloud southwest of the city of La Mesa around 1625 PST on the 12th.

Every storm 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
North Bay Terraces0.9 miles32
South Encantato1.1 miles32
Lomita1.2 miles32
Emerald Hills1.7 miles32
Valencia Park1.9 miles32
South Bay Terraces2.1 miles32
Lincoln Park2.1 miles32
Chollas View2.2 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660619. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.