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Normal Heights, California

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92116. It lies near Alvarado Canyon. The Survey maps it on the La Mesa quadrangle.

Normal Heights within San Diego County

Then and now

1903 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Normal Heights, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Normal Heights, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

On record in Normal Heights

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 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

500 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 500 fires within 5 miles of Normal Heights between 1994 and 2020, burning about 254 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 97 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/undetermined269
Arson/incendiarism97
Debris and open burning49
Smoking46
Misuse of fire by a minor22
Equipment and vehicle use13
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural2

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
9 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
9 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.1 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitASSIST 53
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
30 September 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 San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Normal Heights: 18 past producers, 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite, Stone. 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
Canyon Rock Co. Plant and QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Canyon Rock Co.Plant and QuarryStoneProducer
Dave Martin Pro. GravelGraniteUnknown
Mission Gorge QuarryDolomite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Twin Oaks PitStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
American Sand Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
American Sand Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Fenton Material DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Friars Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mission Gorge PitSand 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
University Heights1.0 miles34
East San Diego1.2 miles32
North Park1.6 miles34
Hillcrest2.1 miles34
Grantville2.1 miles37
Chollas Creek2.7 miles32
Brooklyn Heights2.7 miles34
Serra Mesa2.8 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661112. 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.