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Oteys Sierra Village, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Bishop census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93514. It stands on South Fork Bishop Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bishop quadrangle. It stands 4,452 feet above sea level.

Oteys Sierra Village within Inyo County

Then and now

1913 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Oteys Sierra Village, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Oteys Sierra Village, surveyed 1913

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 26 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

163 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 163 fires within 5 miles of Oteys Sierra Village between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,528 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 9 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/undetermined73
Equipment and vehicle use23
Recreation and ceremony18
Natural12
Smoking10
Arson/incendiarism9
Debris and open burning9
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitHWY 395 / WARM SPRINGS R
24 September 1994Naturalunder an acreInyo National Forestnot named
20 September 2014Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBROCKMAN LN / DIXON LN 3
19 September 1994Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitPOLELINE
17 September 1999Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitDIXON
15 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionHWY 168 / MUMY RD
14 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSUNLAND DR BISHOP_FIRE_D
13 September 2011Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitPLEASANT VALLEY CAMPGRO 3

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Inyo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 44 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Oteys Sierra Village: 26 past producers, 8 producers, 5 occurrences, 5 prospects. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Antimony, Zinc. 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
Katy MineSilverPast Producer
Little SisterTungsten, ZincPast Producer1916
Moonlight MineGarnet, TungstenPast ProducerUnderground
Round Valley & Deep Canyon AreaTungsten, BismuthOccurrenceScheelite
YaneyTungsten, GoldPast ProducerFerberite
Yaney MineTungsten, GoldPast Producer
Bishop Antimony MineAntimonyProducer
Bishop Antimony MineAntimonyPast Producer
Brockman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Five Bridges Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Inyo 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
West Bishop0.3 miles26
Rocking K1.2 miles26
Brockmans Corner1.9 miles26
Sunland (historical)3.4 miles26
Bishop3.4 miles26
Bishop Trail Park3.6 miles26
Alta Vista5.8 miles33
Laws6.7 miles26

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 Q7108538The 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 1659322. 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.