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Harbor Side, 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 91911. It lies near Telegraph Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Imperial Beach quadrangle.

Harbor Side 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 Harbor Side, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Harbor Side, 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

321 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 321 fires within 5 miles of Harbor Side between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,986 acres in total. None started naturally. 47 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/undetermined186
Arson/incendiarism47
Recreation and ceremony34
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Debris and open burning13
Smoking13
Equipment and vehicle use10
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 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2005Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugeSEACOAST 2
6 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
4 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder 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 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Harbor Side: 20 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Bentonite, Salt, Gemstone. 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
Chula Vista EvaporatorsSaltPast Producer
Imperial BeachGemstoneOccurrence
Mosto Ranch DepositClayPast Producer
Otay Bentonite DepositBentonitePast ProducerBentonite
Standard Oil MineBentonitePast Producer
Beyer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Beyer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Border Highlands PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Border Highlands PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Border 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
Boal0.5 miles32
Castle Park0.7 miles32
Fruitdale0.8 miles32
Otay1.4 miles32
Palm City1.8 miles32
South San Diego2.0 miles32
Chula Vista2.1 miles32
Nestor2.4 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660719. 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.