Seabright, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1974. It stands in the Santa Cruz census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95062. It stands on San Lorenzo River. The Survey maps it on the Santa Cruz quadrangle.
Then and now
1948 to 1974The same ground, surveyed 26 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Seabright
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 5 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Looff Carousel and Roller Coaster on the Santa Cruz Beach BoardwalkNational Historic Landmark · listed 1987 · 0.4 miles away
Elias H. Robinson Houselisted 1998 · 0.8 miles away
Golden Gate Villalisted 1975 · 0.8 miles away
Carmelita Courtlisted 1986 · 0.9 miles away- Live Oak Ranchlisted 1975 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1948 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1955 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
409 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 409 fires within 5 miles of Seabright between 1992 and 2020, burning about 176 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 55 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 | 202 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 56 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 55 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | P.G.&E.#14 |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | OAK |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | EMPIRE |
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Seabright: 12 past producers, 5 occurrences, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Clay, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachellor Ranch Quarry | Granite | Occurrence | ||
| Decomposed Granite Pit | Granite | Occurrence | ||
| Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Co | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Cement and Aggregate Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Stribling Mine | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Twin Lakes Beach | Gold | Producer | ||
| Twin Lakes Beach | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Calplatti Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Lakes | 0.5 miles | 24 | |
| Santa Cruz | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Pueblo de Figueroa (historical) | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Allegro Heights | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Live Oak | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Shangri La Estates | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Opal Cliffs | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Rapetti (historical) | 2.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 253345. 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.






