San Pedro Terrace, California
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the South San Francisco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94044. It stands on San Pedro Creek. The Survey maps it on the Montara Mountain OE W quadrangle.
Then and now
1947 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 38 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
11 surveys from 15 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.
- 1947 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
130 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 130 fires within 5 miles of San Pedro Terrace between 1992 and 2020, burning about 74 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 21 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/undetermined | 72 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | 5TH ST / EAST AV |
| 27 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | DEVILS SLIDE TUNNEL SOUTH |
| 25 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 18 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of San Pedro Terrace: 6 past producers, 5 producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacifica Quarry and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Deniston Peak | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Dennison Peak | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Pacific Coast Aggregates, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rockaway | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Macco-Morrison Knudston Costr. Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Macco-Morrison Knudston Costr. Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marks Materials | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Calif. Aggregates | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Marks Materials Inc. | Calcium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelter Cove | 0.2 miles | 15 | |
| Pedro Valley | 0.6 miles | 43 | |
| Linda Mar | 0.8 miles | 43 | |
| Rockaway Beach | 1.2 miles | 43 | |
| Pacifica | 1.8 miles | 43 | |
| Vallemar | 2.0 miles | 43 | |
| Fairway Park | 2.1 miles | 43 | |
| Sharp Park | 3.1 miles | 43 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122557633 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2124414. 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.










