BlockSacate, California
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Lompoc census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93117. It lies near Cañada Del Sacate. The Survey maps it on the Sacate quadrangle.
Then and now
1942 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 47 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1942 USGS Point Conception quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Pt. Conception quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Sacate quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Point Conception quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
9 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Sacate between 2004 and 2013, burning about 7,449 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Barbara County Fire Department | not named |
| 15 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.4 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,440 acres | Los Padres National Forest | GAVIOTA |
| 13 June 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Santa Barbara County Fire Department | not named |
| 27 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Barbara County Fire Department | not named |
| 26 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Barbara County Fire Department | not named |
| 4 December 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Santa Barbara County Fire Department | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sacate: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Dimension, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagstone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Port Orford | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| San Augustine | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Gaviota | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Las Cruces | 4.2 miles | 27 | |
| Gato | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Shisholop (historical) | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Concepcion | 8.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661350. 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.