Kilkare Woods, California
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Livermore-Pleasanton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94586. It lies near Sunol Peak. The Survey maps it on the Dublin quadrangle. It stands 827 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1906 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 83 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
12 surveys from 31 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.
- 1906 USGS Pleasanton quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1941 USGS Pleasanton quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Pleasanton quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Livermore quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:24000, 10 printings
- 1961 USGS Livermore quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
284 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 284 fires within 5 miles of Kilkare Woods between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,131 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 15 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 | 170 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 66 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | PLEASANTON SUNOL RD / VER |
| 9 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | 84 |
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | WINERY |
| 9 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | PG&E #5 |
| 8 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | THE BOAT |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | LOVELAND |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central California District | PGE 5 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 39 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Kilkare Woods: 16 past producers, 15 producers, 8 occurrences. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasanton Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Pleasonton Deposit | Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown | Stone | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Bellini Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Homestead Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Isler Mountain | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Mission Pass Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mt. Hamilton Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Niles Canyon Road Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kilkare Woods in 4 storm reports between 2017 and 2023: 3 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | Flood | Kilkare Woods | $10 | CHP reported roadway flooding at the Sunol Boulevard exit off Interstate 680. |
| February 2017 | Flash Flood | Kilkare Woods | - | Stream gauge on the Arroyo de la Laguna at Verona exceeded flood stage between 6:30 pm and 10 pm on February 20. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Kilkare Woods | - | Water and mud running across roadway 2000 Kilkare Rd. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Kilkare Woods | - | Vehicle in water with passengers on top of vehicle awaiting rescue. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verona | 1.6 miles | 31 | |
| Brightside | 2.1 miles | 26 | |
| Sunol | 2.7 miles | 26 | |
| Farwell | 2.7 miles | 26 | |
| Pleasanton | 3.1 miles | 27 | |
| Dresser | 3.4 miles | 26 | |
| Scotts Corner | 3.5 miles | 28 | |
| Merienda (historical) | 3.8 miles | 26 |
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 Kilkare Woods | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2227701 | 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 1656110. 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.











