BlockPanorama Heights, California
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Twentynine Palms-Yucca Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92252. The Survey maps it on the Indian Cove quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 42 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1953 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Twentynine Palms quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Indian Cove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Big Bear Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Indian Cove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Panorama Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 209 acres in total. 7 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 | 17 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Joshua Tree National Monument | SAMS |
| 19 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Bernardino Unit | RORRER |
| 23 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Joshua Tree National Monument | ENTRANCE |
| 21 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 2069 |
| 19 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Joshua Tree National Monument | MAZE |
| 19 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | California Desert District | JUNIPERO |
| 18 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | ONAGA |
| 18 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | California Desert District | CASCADE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Panorama Heights: 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Thorium, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Mt Uranium | Thorium, Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Homestretch Mines | Thorium, Uranium | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunfair | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Joshua Tree | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hidden River | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Harmony Acres | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Desert Heights | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Smoke Tree | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Sunfair Heights | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| Twentynine Palms | 8.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661190. 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.