BlockKilowatt, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Buttonwillow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93206. The Survey maps it on the Buttonwillow quadrangle. It stands 279 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1910 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 71 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 25 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.
- 1910 USGS Buena Vista Lake quadrangle1:125000
- 1912 USGS Buena Vista Lake quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1932 USGS Buttonwillow quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Buttonwillow quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Buttonwillow quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Taft quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Kilowatt between 1995 and 2019, burning about 46 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | TUPMAN 3 |
| 22 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.4 acres | Central California District | 119 SPLIT |
| 21 July 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 20 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Central California District | GOLF COURSE |
| 18 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 14 July 1995 | Smoking | 10 acres | Central California District | ELK #2 |
| 5 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Central California District | SAND |
| 3 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
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 Kilowatt: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fellows Quarry No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttonwillow | 1.2 miles | 25 | |
| Bowerbank | 2.1 miles | 25 | |
| Lokern | 5.2 miles | 24 | |
| Stebbins | 7.1 miles | 27 | |
| Rio Bravo | 8.3 miles | 27 | |
| Tupman | 8.6 miles | 26 | |
| Asphalto (historical) | 10.4 miles | 24 | |
| Calders Corner | 10.4 miles | 27 |
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 Q11739220 | 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 252914. 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.