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Oceana, California

48 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Oceanside-Escondido census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92057. It lies near Mission Mountain. The Survey maps it on the San Luis Rey quadrangle.

Oceana within San Diego County

Then and now

1893 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Oceana, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Oceana, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 48 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

153 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Oceana between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,453 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 27 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/undetermined88
Arson/incendiarism27
Equipment and vehicle use15
Smoking11
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Debris and open burning3
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural1

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
6 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitGUNSHOT INJURIES
4 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 2009Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
26 September 2016Smokingunder 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 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Oceana: 15 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Silica. 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
Carlsbad Rock and Sand Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Marrow QuarryStoneProducer
Crystal Silica CompanySilicaProducer
Crystal Silica CompanySilicaPast Producer
Decomposed Granite PitGraniteProducer
Decomposed Granite PitGranitePast Producer
E.E.Cowdrey PitGraniteProducer
Richardson PitGraniteProducer
Carlsbad PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Carlsbad Rock and Sand Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

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
Talich1.0 miles48
San Luis Rey1.5 miles48
South Oceanside2.7 miles48
Oceanside2.8 miles46
Escondido Junction2.9 miles48
Fallbrook Junction3.5 miles46
Ysidora3.6 miles46
Carlsbad3.8 miles48

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1868606. 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.