BlockOxnard Shores, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Oxnard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93035. The Survey maps it on the Oxnard quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 78 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
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1904 USGS Hueneme quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Hueneme quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Hueneme quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Oxnard quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Oxnard quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Santa Barbara quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Oxnard Shores between 2005 and 2020, burning about 34 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 46 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ventura County Fire Department | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 24 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Ventura County Fire Department | not named |
| 21 September 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Ventura County Fire Department | not named |
| 21 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 17 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ventura County Fire Department | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Oxnard Shores: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura Rock & Sand Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood Beach | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| Oxnard Beach | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Hollywood by the Sea | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Channel Islands Beach | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Silver Strand | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Oxnard | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Wene'me (historical) | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Port Hueneme | 3.9 miles | 24 |
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 Q49359674 | The 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 253342. 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.