BlockHardy, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Laytonville-Leggett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95488. It stands on Hardy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Westport quadrangle. It stands 23 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1921 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 60 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1921 USGS Cape Vizcaino quadrangle1:62500
- 1921 USGS Westport quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Cape Vizcaino quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Cape Vizcaino quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Westport quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Covelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
22 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Hardy between 1992 and 2020, burning about 487 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | ROCKPORT |
| 22 September 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.5 acres | Mendocino Unit | HIGH IC |
| 2 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | USAL |
| 25 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | WESTPORT BEACH RV AND CAM |
| 22 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | WAGES |
| 5 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | BRANSCOMB |
| 4 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | UNION |
| 4 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | ROGERS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hardy: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten Mile River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Landing | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Rockport | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| DeHaven | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Westport | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Hales Grove | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Kibesillah | 8.5 miles | 17 | |
| Newport | 9.4 miles | 17 | |
| Branscomb | 10.2 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Hardy | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14682105 | The 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 1658713. 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.