BlockOban, California
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the North Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93534. It stands on Amargosa Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rosamond quadrangle.
Then and now
1915 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 66 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 32 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.
- 1915 USGS Elizabeth Lake quadrangle1:125000
- 1915 USGS Elizabeth Lake quadrangle1:96000
- 1917 USGS Elizabeth Lake quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1930 USGS Oban quadrangle1:24000
- 1933 USGS Oban quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Rosamond quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Rosamond quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Rosamond quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Rosamond quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
130 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 130 fires within 5 miles of Oban between 2005 and 2020, burning about 268 acres in total. None started naturally. 17 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/undetermined | 87 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster | 5.3 miles | 29 | |
| Sunrise | 7.0 miles | 29 | |
| Antelope Acres | 7.6 miles | 30 | |
| Del Sur | 9.5 miles | 31 | |
| Redman | 9.5 miles | 23 | |
| Quartz Hill | 9.7 miles | 30 | |
| Rancho Vista | 11.2 miles | 29 | |
| Desert View Highlands | 12.7 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252948. 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.