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Linda Vista, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92111. It lies near Murray Canyon. The Survey maps it on the La Jolla quadrangle.

Linda Vista within San Diego County

Then and now

1903 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 93 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Linda Vista, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Linda Vista, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 34 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

295 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 295 fires within 5 miles of Linda Vista between 1994 and 2020, burning about 128 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 54 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/undetermined158
Arson/incendiarism54
Smoking27
Debris and open burning26
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Equipment and vehicle use8
Natural4
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
6 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitASSIST 53
5 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2005Debris 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 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
29 September 2009Missing 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

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Linda Vista: 17 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Salt, Granite. 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
Dave Martin Pro. GravelGraniteUnknown
Portuguese FlatSaltPast Producer
Twin Oaks PitStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Union Brick Co. Mine, East PitClayPast Producer
Union Brick Company Mine, West PitClayPast Producer
American Sand Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
American Sand Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Fenton Material DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Friars Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mission Sand Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in San Diego County

Storms near this place

2 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Linda Vista in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2024FloodLinda Vista-CalTrans report of flooding occurring in the right lane near the intersection of I-805 North and SR163 North.
December 2014FloodLinda Vista-CHP reported 6 to 10 inches of water on the off ramp for Balboa Avenue from Highway 163.

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
Clairemont1.5 miles34
Overlook1.7 miles34
Bayside Village1.7 miles34
Bay Park1.9 miles34
Morena1.9 miles34
Serra Mesa2.2 miles34
Mission Hills2.3 miles34
Old Town San Diego2.4 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660917. 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.