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Ocean Park, California

50 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Santa Monica census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90405. The Survey maps it on the Beverly Hills quadrangle.

Ocean Park within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1894 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 101 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ocean Park, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Ocean Park, surveyed 1894

Compare 1894 against another survey:

On record in Ocean Park

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 8 records

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

20 surveys from 50 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

26 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Ocean Park between 2005 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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/undetermined14
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Natural1
Debris and open burning1
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
30 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaCALVARY
18 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
16 September 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
15 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaRUSTIC
11 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
29 July 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaENTRADA
28 July 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaDEPAUW
28 July 2010Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Ocean Park: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Gold. 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
Pacific Beach Mining & Dredging CoGoldPast Producer
Acme Brick Co. PitClayPast Producer
Gladding-Mcbean-Santa Monica PitClayPast Producer
Santa Monica Brick Co.ClayPast Producer
Simons Brick Co.-Santa Monica PitClayPast Producer
Western Brick Co.ClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Los Angeles 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
Santa Monica1.3 miles50
Venice1.5 miles44
Sawtelle2.2 miles50
Marina del Rey2.3 miles44
Machado (historical)2.3 miles44
Mar Vista2.8 miles50
Culver Garden3.0 miles44
Alla3.2 miles44

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 246804. 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.