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La Jolla Shores, 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 Soledad Mountain. The Survey maps it on the La Jolla OE W quadrangle.

La Jolla Shores within San Diego County

Then and now

1904 to 1996

The 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.

Topographic sheet of La Jolla Shores, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of La Jolla Shores, surveyed 1904

Compare 1904 against another survey:

On record in La Jolla Shores

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 3 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 23 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

93 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of La Jolla Shores between 2005 and 2020, burning about 135 acres in total. None 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/undetermined53
Arson/incendiarism18
Debris and open burning8
Smoking6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Misuse of fire by a minor3

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
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
5 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
25 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of La Jolla Shores: 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Salt, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Portuguese FlatSaltPast Producer
La Jolla Clay Products Co.ClayPast ProducerSedimentary
La Jolla Clay Products Co.ClayPast Producer
Linda Vista MineClayPast Producer
Sorrento Brick and Clay Prod.ClayPast Producer
Union Brick Co. Mine, East PitClayPast Producer
Union Brick Co. Mine, North PitClayPast Producer
Union Brick Company Mine, West PitClayPast Producer

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
Easter Cross1.2 miles34
La Jolla1.2 miles23
Elvira (historical)1.6 miles34
University City2.6 miles34
The Muirlands2.7 miles23
La Jolla Hermosa2.7 miles23
Ladrillo (historical)3.0 miles34
North Clairemont3.2 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1869249. 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.