Harmony Acres, California
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Twentynine Palms-Yucca Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92277. It lies near Noels Knoll. The Survey maps it on the Twentynine Palms quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 29 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
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Twentynine Palms quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Twentynine Palms quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Twentynine Palms quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Big Bear Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Harmony Acres between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | QUAIL |
| 3 August 1997 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Joshua Tree National Monument | WEED |
| 2 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | not named |
| 22 July 2005 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Joshua Tree National Monument | QUEEN |
| 29 May 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Joshua Tree National Monument | COVE |
| 23 May 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | ALLEY |
| 14 May 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Desert District | COYOTE |
| 14 May 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Joshua Tree National Monument | INDIANCOVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Harmony Acres: 3 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Thorium, Uranium, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor No. 1 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Baseline Minerals | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Mt Uranium | Thorium, Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Homestretch Mines | Thorium, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| No Mine | Gold, Silver | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Tree | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| The Plaza | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Twentynine Palms | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Desert Heights | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Panorama Heights | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Sunfair | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Sunfair Heights | 8.8 miles | 15 | |
| Hidden River | 10.8 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.
| Wikidata item Q122555826 | 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 1660722. 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.









