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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.

San Pedro Terrace within San Mateo County

Then and now

1947 to 1985

The 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 sheet of San Pedro Terrace, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of San Pedro Terrace, surveyed 1947

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 15 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

130 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined72
Arson/incendiarism21
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Equipment and vehicle use8
Smoking7
Debris and open burning4
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks1

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
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit5TH ST / EAST AV
27 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionDEVILS SLIDE TUNNEL SOUTH
25 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
18 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Mateo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Pacifica Quarry and MillStoneProducer
Deniston PeakGoldPast ProducerGold
Dennison PeakGoldProspect
Pacific Coast Aggregates, Inc.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
RockawaySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Macco-Morrison Knudston Costr. Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Macco-Morrison Knudston Costr. Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Marks MaterialsStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Calif. AggregatesCalciumPast Producer
Marks Materials Inc.CalciumProducer

Every working recorded in San Mateo 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
Shelter Cove0.2 miles15
Pedro Valley0.6 miles43
Linda Mar0.8 miles43
Rockaway Beach1.2 miles43
Pacifica1.8 miles43
Vallemar2.0 miles43
Fairway Park2.1 miles43
Sharp Park3.1 miles43

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 Q122557633The 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.