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Morettis Junction, California

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Palomar-Julian census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92070. It stands on Carrizo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Warners Ranch quadrangle.

Morettis Junction within San Diego County

Then and now

1903 to 1982

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Morettis Junction, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Morettis Junction, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 33 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

144 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Morettis Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,280 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 22 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/undetermined36
Equipment and vehicle use35
Debris and open burning30
Arson/incendiarism22
Natural15
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1

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 2000Naturalunder an acreSan Diego UnitSNAG FIRE
8 September 2000Naturalunder an acreSouthern California AgencyMESA GRAND
7 September 2000Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictEAST
5 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitHWY 79 / EPEI HILL RD 7
5 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictDONAHUE
4 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.8 acresSan Diego UnitMESA 9
4 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitEPIE
3 September 1995Naturalunder an acreCleveland National ForestEAST

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Morettis Junction: 3 producers, 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Semiprecious Gemstone, Kyanite. 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
Maccullough DepositKyaniteOccurrence
Moretti PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Trask MineSemiprecious GemstonePast Producer
Black Eagle MineGoldProducer
Black Eagle MineGoldPast Producer
Morgan MinesGoldProspect
Shenandoah MineGoldProducer
Shenandoah MineGoldPast Producer
Wild Cat ClaimGoldOccurrence

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
Mesa Grande3.4 miles33
San Felipe6.0 miles31
Santa Ysabel6.6 miles34
Warner Springs7.0 miles34
Los Tules7.5 miles35
Wynola7.9 miles34
San Ysidro8.6 miles35
Eagles Nest8.7 miles35

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 Q122543825The 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 1661060. 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.