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Los Pitos, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Ventura census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93001. It lies near Padre Juan Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Pitas Point quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Los Pitos within Ventura County

Then and now

1904 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Los Pitos (historical), surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Los Pitos (historical), surveyed 1904

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 27 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

12 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Los Pitos (historical) between 2005 and 2016, burning about 1,377 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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/undetermined9
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
6 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use30 acresLos Padres National ForestCASITAS
18 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Padres National ForestRED
1 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Padres National ForestCHLORINATION
23 June 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
20 May 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
31 March 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresVentura County Fire Departmentnot named
4 February 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresVentura County Fire Departmentnot named
4 December 2016Missing 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 Ventura 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 Los Pitos (historical): 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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
Rocklite QuarryClayPast Producer
Ventura River PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Ventura 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
Faria0.1 miles27
Dulah1.6 miles29
Sea Cliff2.4 miles27
Mussel Shoals3.9 miles27
La Conchita4.3 miles27
Chrisman4.8 miles29
Foster Park5.0 miles29
Wadstrom5.1 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1702924. 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.