La Jolla Hermosa, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92037. It lies near Bird Rock. The Survey maps it on the La Jolla OE W quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1904 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS La Jolla quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS La Jolla quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS La Jolla quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS La Jolla quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
81 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of La Jolla Hermosa between 2005 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of La Jolla Hermosa: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese Flat | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| La Jolla Clay Products Co. | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| La Jolla Clay Products Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Union Brick Co. Mine, East Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Union Brick Co. Mine, North Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Union Brick Company Mine, West Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Muirlands | 0.2 miles | 23 | |
| La Jolla | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Easter Cross | 2.0 miles | 34 | |
| Pacific Beach | 2.1 miles | 34 | |
| Elvira (historical) | 2.4 miles | 34 | |
| Ladrillo (historical) | 2.5 miles | 34 | |
| Mission Beach | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| La Jolla Shores | 2.7 miles | 23 |
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 Q122545187 | 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 1666550. 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.









