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Harrison Park, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Palomar-Julian census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92036. The Survey maps it on the Julian quadrangle.

Harrison Park within San Diego County

Then and now

1903 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Harrison Park, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Harrison Park, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 34 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

218 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 218 fires within 5 miles of Harrison Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,974 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 18 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/undetermined73
Equipment and vehicle use48
Natural29
Debris and open burning22
Recreation and ceremony18
Arson/incendiarism18
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Firearms and explosives use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking1

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 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitENGINEER
8 September 1996Naturalunder an acreSan Diego UnitFELIPE # 3
7 September 2000Naturalunder an acreSan Diego UnitMILK
7 September 2000Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictGRANITE
7 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitSTONEWALL
7 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitHIESE
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictOFILA
5 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitSTONEWALL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 133 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 133 workings within 5 miles of Harrison Park: 38 producers, 38 occurrences, 32 past producers, 24 prospects. 38 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Nickel, Tungsten, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
CuyamacaSilicaOccurrence
Friday Copper Co ClaimCobalt, Copper, NickelProspect
Friday DepositNickel, Iron, Cobalt, CopperProspect
Friday MineCopper, Nickel, Cobalt, Palladium, Platinum, IridiumOccurrence1885
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
OwensGold, Copper, SilverPast ProducerVein
Owens MineGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Owens Old OwensmineGold, Copper, SilverProducer
Royal MineLithiumPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectWollastoniteOccurrence

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
Cuyamaca (historical)2.9 miles34
Kentwood-In-The-Pines3.2 miles34
Banner3.2 miles34
Pine Hills3.6 miles34
Julian4.0 miles34
Whispering Pines4.2 miles34
Branson (historical)4.4 miles34
Wynola6.4 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660727. 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.