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Jesmond Dene, California

42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Oceanside-Escondido census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92026. It lies near Reidy Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Valley Center quadrangle. It stands 900 feet above sea level.

Jesmond Dene within San Diego County

Then and now

1893 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Jesmond Dene, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Jesmond Dene, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 42 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

417 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 417 fires within 5 miles of Jesmond Dene between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,018 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 27 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/undetermined208
Equipment and vehicle use128
Arson/incendiarism27
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Debris and open burning15
Smoking7
Natural7
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes1
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 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBROADWAY
9 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitROCK
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitCENTER 2
6 September 2004Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresSan Diego UnitLILAC
6 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitVISTA.
6 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitTWIN OAKS
5 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresSan Diego UnitWILKES
5 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitCENTRE CITY FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Jesmond Dene: 10 past producers, 8 producers, 4 prospects, 3 unknowns. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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
Haborlite CorporationPerlitePast Producer
Morris Clay DepositClayProspect
Moe MinesGoldProspect
Monarch MineGoldProspect
White Oak MineGoldProspect
Escondido Sand and Gravel WorksSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
San Marcos QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
San Pasqual PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Talone Ranch PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Bryant, D. G., San MarcosStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Diego County

Storms near this place

2 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jesmond Dene in 2 storm reports between 2009 and 2020: 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2009LightningJesmond Dene2 hurtA 31 year old male suffered serious injuries while doing landscape work at a home on Camden Place in San Marcos when lightning struck a palm tree nearby. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition. His 48 year old brother was treated for minor injuries.
April 2020Flash FloodJesmond Dene$20,000Flash flooding and boulders reported on roads in Valley Center. Area received 4 inches of rain in about 12 hours.

Every storm 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
Twin Oaks2.4 miles40
Richland2.5 miles40
Hidden Meadows3.1 miles42
Lawrence Welk Resort Village3.9 miles40
San Marcos4.0 miles40
Escondido4.4 miles43
Valley Center4.8 miles42
Buena5.3 miles40

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 Jesmond DeneAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6185774The 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 1660813. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.