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Pierpont Bay, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Ventura census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93001. It lies near Arundell Barranca. The Survey maps it on the Ventura quadrangle.

Pierpont Bay within Ventura County

Then and now

1904 to 1982

The 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 sheet of Pierpont Bay, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Pierpont Bay, surveyed 1904

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 29 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

63 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Pierpont Bay between 2005 and 2020, burning about 4,084 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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/undetermined41
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Arson/incendiarism5
Smoking5
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use2
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
9 September 2006Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2006Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
21 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
20 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
17 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ventura County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Pierpont Bay: 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Ventura River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Associated Oil Co. PitClayPast Producer
Peoples Lumber Co.ClayPast Producer
Rocklite QuarryClayPast Producer
Shell Oil Co.ClayPast Producer
Ventura Expandable ShaleStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ventura River PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ventura Rock & Sand Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ventura Velvet Molding Sand Dpst.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Ventura 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
Ventura1.8 miles29
Kimballville (historical)2.1 miles29
Miscanaka (historical)2.2 miles29
Chrisman3.1 miles29
Montalvo3.5 miles26
Wadstrom4.1 miles29
Kimball4.2 miles26
Ortonville4.4 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661220. 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.