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Ridgecrest Estates, California

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Fallbrook census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92028. It stands on Rainbow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Temecula quadrangle.

Ridgecrest Estates within San Diego County

Then and now

1901 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ridgecrest Estates, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Ridgecrest Estates, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 30 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

396 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 396 fires within 5 miles of Ridgecrest Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 28,838 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 24 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/undetermined171
Equipment and vehicle use115
Debris and open burning37
Arson/incendiarism24
Recreation and ceremony18
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Smoking3
Natural2
Firearms and explosives use1
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
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitMISSION
8 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitFREEWAY
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitSANDY
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitSANDY
5 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitRAINBOW
5 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Diego UnitRAINBOW VALLEY
4 September 2012Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSan Diego UnitSYCAMORE DR / GREEN CANYO
4 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresSan Diego UnitROXANNE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Ridgecrest Estates: 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Lead, Silver, Zinc. 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
Hughes AcreageLead, Silver, ZincProspect
Clark ProspectManganeseProspect1918
Clark ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Machado ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Machado ProspectManganeseOccurrence

Every working 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
Fallbrook2.9 miles36
Rainbow3.2 miles30
De Luz Heights4.2 miles36
Winterwarm4.3 miles31
DeLuz4.5 miles35
Pala Mesa5.3 miles31
San Luis Rey Heights5.7 miles31
De Luz6.7 miles36

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1868418. 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.