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Sabre Springs, California

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92128. It stands on Chicarita Creek. The Survey maps it on the Poway quadrangle.

Sabre Springs within San Diego County

Then and now

1903 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 93 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Sabre Springs, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Sabre Springs, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 37 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

137 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 137 fires within 5 miles of Sabre Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,171 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined72
Arson/incendiarism24
Equipment and vehicle use15
Smoking10
Debris and open burning8
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Natural1

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 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugeASSIST #51
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
26 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSan Diego Unitnot named
25 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 2010Smoking1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Sabre Springs: 14 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Arsenic. 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
C. B. Grove Pit No. 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
C.B.Grove Pit #2GraniteProducer
Dg PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
PitGraniteProducer
Poway PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Raymond Mcfilvray Corp. QuarryGranitePast Producer
Beeler Canyon Sand and Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Beeler Canyon Sand and Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Carroll Canyon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

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
Rancho Penasquitos1.2 miles37
Poway Grove Park1.8 miles37
Poway Grove (historical)1.8 miles37
Poway3.2 miles37
Scripps Ranch3.5 miles37
Mira Mesa3.7 miles35
Miramar4.3 miles37
Rancho Bernardo4.8 miles43

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1869335. 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.