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Ramona Bowl, California

42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Hemet-San Jacinto census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92544. It lies near Hemet Butte. The Survey maps it on the Hemet quadrangle.

Ramona Bowl within Riverside County

Then and now

1901 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ramona Bowl, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Ramona Bowl, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 42 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

824 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 824 fires within 5 miles of Ramona Bowl between 1992 and 2020, burning about 31,462 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 123 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/undetermined382
Arson/incendiarism123
Equipment and vehicle use98
Misuse of fire by a minor83
Smoking49
Debris and open burning47
Natural20
Recreation and ceremony14
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Other causes1

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 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside Unitnot named
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitJOHNSTON AV HEM
8 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestRIVER
8 September 1996Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreRiverside UnitPINE
7 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreRiverside UnitDOVERWOOD PL HEM
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitS MISTLETOE AV SANJ
7 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2014Natural1.0 acresRiverside UnitAVERY 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Ramona Bowl: 5 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Magnesite, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hemet Silica MineSilicaPast Producer
Riverside Co. Gravel PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Wm Shelton ProspectUranium, GemstoneOccurrence
Bautista Canyon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rogers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Clark and Losekamp DepositManganeseOccurrence
Clark and Losekamp ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Nichols Magnesite DepositManganesePast Producer
Hemet Magnesite MineMagnesiteProspect
Hemet Magnesite MineMagnesiteOccurrenceSurface

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
East Hemet1.5 miles42
Lake Crest Estates1.7 miles42
Hemet2.2 miles42
Egan3.4 miles36
Valle Vista3.6 miles42
San Jacinto4.4 miles39
Soboba Hot Springs5.6 miles39
Valley Vista6.7 miles36

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661277. 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.