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Radec, California

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Idyllwild census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92536. It lies in Radec Valley. The Survey maps it on the Vail Lake quadrangle.

Radec within Riverside County

Then and now

1903 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Radec, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Radec, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 33 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

173 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Radec between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,020 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 14 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/undetermined83
Equipment and vehicle use41
Arson/incendiarism14
Natural11
Recreation and ceremony9
Debris and open burning7
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Other causes1
Firearms and explosives use1

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 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCleveland National ForestTOMMY
9 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCleveland National ForestCEMENT
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCleveland National ForestCROSLEY
8 September 2009Debris and open burning2.0 acresRiverside UnitHY 79 S/ SAGE RD
7 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCleveland National ForestVAIL
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRiverside UnitGOLDEN
4 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCleveland National ForestDRIP
4 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCleveland National ForestPAUBA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Radec: 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Feldspar, 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
Anita LouiseFeldspar, SilicaOccurrence
Rice ClaimsGoldProspect
Aguanga PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Shamrock PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Riverside 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
Butterfield Lake Estates2.8 miles33
Aguanga3.0 miles35
Glenoak Hills6.2 miles40
Glenoaks Country6.7 miles36
Valle de los Caballos7.9 miles36
Sage8.2 miles40
Temecula Ranchos9.2 miles33
High Acres Haciendas9.2 miles36

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252960. 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.