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Glen Oaks, California

38 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Alpine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91901. It stands on Alpine Creek. The Survey maps it on the Alpine quadrangle.

Glen Oaks within San Diego County

Then and now

1893 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Glen Oaks, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Glen Oaks, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 38 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

592 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 592 fires within 5 miles of Glen Oaks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22,368 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 36 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/undetermined256
Equipment and vehicle use165
Arson/incendiarism36
Misuse of fire by a minor35
Debris and open burning29
Recreation and ceremony26
Smoking20
Natural12
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Other causes4
Fireworks1

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 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitTAVERN RD
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitVISTA DE LA MONTANA D 3
8 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSan Diego UnitSUMMIT 2
8 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCleveland National ForestMAC
8 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitBLOSSOM
8 September 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCleveland National ForestEL_MONTE_#2
8 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitDAM
8 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitJENNINGS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Glen Oaks: 7 occurrences, 6 past producers, 4 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Molybdenum, Feldspar, 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
Clemens Granite Co. QuarryGranitePast Producer
El Capitan QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Fletcher DepositUranium, ThoriumProspect
Hoover Lakeside,TunnerGemstoneProducer
Old Noble MineGold, SilverUnknown
Red Rose QuarryQuartzProducer
Red Rose QuarryStone, DimensionPast Producer
Unnamed ClaimTinOccurrence
Dehesa Dumortierite DepositKyaniteProspect
El Monte Sand PitSand 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
Alpine Heights1.9 miles38
Harbison Canyon1.9 miles38
Alpine2.0 miles38
Flinn Springs2.8 miles38
Blossom Valley3.5 miles38
La Cresta3.7 miles38
Suncrest4.0 miles38
Crest4.0 miles38

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660677. 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.