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Seal Cove, California

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Half Moon Bay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94038. It stands on San Vicente Creek. The Survey maps it on the Montara Mountain OE W quadrangle.

Seal Cove 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 Seal Cove, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Seal Cove, 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

68 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Seal Cove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 25 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined41
Natural7
Arson/incendiarism6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1
Debris and open burning1

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 1999Naturalunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitSCARPER
28 September 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit5TH ST / EAST AV
28 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitMADRONA AV EL_GRANADA
26 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionDEVILS SLIDE TUNNEL SOUTH
25 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitAIRPORT ST / LOS BANOS AV
25 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
21 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitCORAL REEF AV EL_GRANADA
11 September 2017Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionMIRAMAR 2-1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Mateo County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Seal Cove: 6 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
MiguelGraniteProducer
Deniston PeakGoldPast ProducerGold
Dennison PeakGoldProspect
DuncanSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
DuncanSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
El GranadaStoneProducer
El GranadaStonePast Producer
MiguelStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
VasquezStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

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
Moss Beach0.6 miles15
Montara1.6 miles15
Princeton1.7 miles43
El Granada2.6 miles43
Miramar3.5 miles38
Pedro Valley5.2 miles43
San Pedro Terrace5.2 miles15
Shelter Cove5.3 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659618. 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.