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Morena, 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 92110. It lies near Enchanted Isle. The Survey maps it on the La Jolla quadrangle.

Morena 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 Morena, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Morena, 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

215 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 215 fires within 5 miles of Morena between 2003 and 2020, burning about 95 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 32 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/undetermined123
Arson/incendiarism32
Smoking18
Debris and open burning18
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Equipment and vehicle use7
Natural4
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
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 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
25 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.4 acresCalifornia 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 Morena: 12 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 Co. Mine, North PitClayPast Producer
Union Brick Company Mine, West PitClayPast Producer
Fenton Material DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Friars Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mission Valley OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Mission Valley OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working 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
Bay Park0.1 miles34
Bayside Village0.2 miles34
Overlook0.8 miles34
Clairemont1.4 miles34
Riviera Shores1.7 miles34
Old Town San Diego1.9 miles34
Linda Vista1.9 miles34
Pacific Beach2.1 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661058. 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.