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Miramar, California

37 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 92126. The Survey maps it on the Poway quadrangle.

Miramar 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 Miramar, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Miramar, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 37 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

100 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Miramar between 2000 and 2020, burning about 140 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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/undetermined50
Arson/incendiarism14
Debris and open burning13
Smoking12
Equipment and vehicle use9
Natural1
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
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugeASSIST #51
25 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
22 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
21 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
20 September 2006Debris and open burningunder 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 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Miramar: 14 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Dg PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Linda Vista MineClayPast Producer
PitGraniteProducer
Raymond Mcfilvray Corp. QuarryGranitePast Producer
Carrol Canyon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Carroll Canyon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Los Penasquitos Canyon DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Los Penasquitos Canyon DepositsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Miramar Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Nelson & Sloan #5 OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in San Diego County

Storms near this place

5 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Miramar in 5 storm reports between 2001 and 2014: 2 wildfire, 1 hail, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 24 injuries. 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
November 2003WildfireMiramar23 hurt, $16,960,000no account filed
February 2003FloodMiramar1 hurt, $20,000no account filed
July 2002WildfireMiramar$25,000no account filed
September 2014Thunderstorm WindMiramar$5,000Multiple trees down and broken tree limbs throughout the neighborhood in Tierrasanta. Widespread minor damage to patio furniture, pop-up tents, and trampolines.
February 2001HailMiramar-no account filed

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
Scripps Ranch1.2 miles37
Mira Mesa2.0 miles35
Linda Vista (historical)3.2 miles35
Poway Grove (historical)4.3 miles37
Poway Grove Park4.3 miles37
Sabre Springs4.3 miles37
Selwyn (historical)4.4 miles34
Tierrasanta4.5 miles37

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661039. 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.