McDonald, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Northwest Marin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94940. It stands on Cataract Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tomales quadrangle. It stands 135 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1916 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1916 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 29 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.
- 1916 USGS Point Reyes quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Point Reyes quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Point Reyes quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Point Reyes quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Tomales quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Napa quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Tomales quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of McDonald between 1996 and 2020, burning about 12 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | TUCKER |
| 11 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Point Reyes National Seashore | PIERCE |
| 23 August 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Point Reyes National Seashore | CYPRUS |
| 20 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Point Reyes National Seashore | HUT |
| 8 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Point Reyes National Seashore | H RANCH |
| 7 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Point Reyes National Seashore | PELICAN |
| 6 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.1 acres | Point Reyes National Seashore | PIERCE |
| 6 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Point Reyes National Seashore | PIERCE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of McDonald: 3 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Occurrence | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tomales Point | Gold | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Tomales Point | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Dillon Beach Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blakes Landing | 0.7 miles | 29 | |
| Nicks Cove | 1.0 miles | 29 | |
| Hamlet | 1.6 miles | 29 | |
| Cypress Grove | 1.6 miles | 29 | |
| Lairds Landing | 2.0 miles | 29 | |
| Marshall | 2.1 miles | 29 | |
| Ocean Roar | 2.1 miles | 29 | |
| Sacramento Landing | 2.7 miles | 29 |
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 Q6800884 | 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 253377. 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.











