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Rancho Bernardo, California

43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92128. It lies near Green Valley. The Survey maps it on the Escondido quadrangle.

Rancho Bernardo within San Diego County

Then and now

1893 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Rancho Bernardo, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Rancho Bernardo, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 43 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

146 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Rancho Bernardo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,809 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 15 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/undetermined71
Equipment and vehicle use28
Arson/incendiarism15
Debris and open burning11
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Smoking4
Recreation and ceremony3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes2
Natural2

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
6 September 2004Misuse of fire by a minor65 acresSan Diego UnitBANDY
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined160 acresSan Diego Fire-Rescue DepartmentSUNDEVIL
30 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 1993Arson/incendiarism705 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictCOACH
26 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSan Diego Unitnot named
24 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitRIVER
22 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
20 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitCAMINO SANTA FE / FOUR G

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Rancho Bernardo: 9 past producers, 6 producers, 3 occurrences, 3 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Black Mountain GroupArsenic, GoldPast Producer
Bly Stone CoStoneProducer
Four-Gee DepositsAluminumPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lake Hodges PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectAluminumOccurrence
C. B. Grove Pit No. 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Dg PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Poway PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Bly Stone Co. QuarryGraniteProducer

Every working recorded in San Diego County

Storms near this place

6 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rancho Bernardo in 6 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 3 flood, 1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2020Debris FlowRancho Bernardo$2,000,000Mudslide under a home spilled onto Black Mountain Road in Rancho Penasquitos, closing part of the road and causing stress to owner's house and property.
February 2017FloodRancho Bernardo$10,000A driver attempted and failed to cross a flooded roadway in a vehicle, resulting in water rescue.
April 2016FloodRancho Bernardo$10,000The southbound onramp of Interstate 15 was flooded with 1 to 2 feet of stagnant water. A BMW stalled due to flooded waters in the right lane.
February 2024FloodRancho Bernardo-San Diego County Public Works reported that Campania Ave between Castello Circle and Camino San Thomas was closed due to flooding.
January 2010Thunderstorm WindRancho Bernardo-The Mount Woodson mesonet measured a peak wind gust of 62 MPH at 1230 PST as a line of thunderstorms moved over the area. A weather spotter estimated wind gusts in excess of 60 MPH in San Diego Country Estates around 1230 PST. Two large trees were blown down and blocking the road near San Diego Country Estates.
March 2006Funnel CloudRancho Bernardo-A funnel cloud was observed beneath the wall cloud of a low topped supercell.

Every storm recorded in San Diego 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
Green Valley1.1 miles43
Poway4.1 miles37
Sabre Springs4.8 miles37
Del Dios4.9 miles43
Rancho Penasquitos5.0 miles37
Rock Haven (historical)5.1 miles37
Poway Grove Park5.4 miles37
Poway Grove (historical)5.4 miles37

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656602. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.