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Llano, California

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the South Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93544. The Survey maps it on the Lovejoy Buttes quadrangle.

Llano within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1930 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 52 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Llano, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Llano, surveyed 1930

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 20 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

82 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Llano between 1994 and 2019, burning about 29 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined40
Natural19
Equipment and vehicle use10
Debris and open burning7
Arson/incendiarism2
Other causes1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1

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 2012Naturalunder an acreAngeles National ForestBOB
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
29 September 2008Naturalunder an acreAngeles National ForestPANORAMA
24 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
20 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAngeles National ForestPALLETT
2 September 2003Naturalunder an acreAngeles National ForestGAP
15 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Llano: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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
Big Rock Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence

Every working recorded in Los Angeles County

Storms near this place

7 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Llano in 7 storm reports between 1999 and 2021: 6 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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
September 2021Tornado (EF0)Llano-A weather spotter reported a weak tornado about 4 miles south-southeast of Lake Los Angeles. No damage was reported.
July 2015Flash FloodLlano-Strong thunderstorms developed across the Antelope Valley. Heavy rain from the thunderstorms resulted in significant flooding at the intersection of Highway 138 and 165th Street East. The flooding stranded several cars at the intersection.
July 2015Flash FloodLlano-Strong thunderstorms developed near the community of Llano. Heavy rain from these thunderstorms produced flash flooding along the intersection of Highway 138 and 165th Street East.
July 2015Flash FloodLlano-Strong thunderstorms developed near the community of Llano. Heavy rain from these thunderstorms generated flash flooding and mud flows. California Highway Patrol reported 6 to 8 inches of mud across sections of Highway 138.
September 2015Flash FloodLlano-Strong thunderstorms developed near the community of Llano. Heavy rain resulted in several flooded roads.
July 2008Flash FloodLlano-A weather spotter near the community of Llano reported heavy rain and flash flooding near the intersection of Highway 138 and 175th Street East.
July 1999Flash FloodLlano-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Los Angeles 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
Desert Relief (historical)0.9 miles20
Longview4.3 miles35
Valyermo4.5 miles35
Pearblossom4.9 miles20
Big Rock Springs5.0 miles35
Largo Vista6.1 miles34
Old Point Comfort6.3 miles35
Mile High6.8 miles34

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 LlanoAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3474897The 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 1989112. 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.