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.
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
68 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 41 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 1999 | Natural | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | SCARPER |
| 28 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | 5TH ST / EAST AV |
| 28 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | MADRONA AV EL_GRANADA |
| 26 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | DEVILS SLIDE TUNNEL SOUTH |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | AIRPORT ST / LOS BANOS AV |
| 25 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 21 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | CORAL REEF AV EL_GRANADA |
| 11 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MIRAMAR 2-1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel | Granite | Producer | ||
| Deniston Peak | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Dennison Peak | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Duncan | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Duncan | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| El Granada | Stone | Producer | ||
| El Granada | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Miguel | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Vasquez | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Beach | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Montara | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Princeton | 1.7 miles | 43 | |
| El Granada | 2.6 miles | 43 | |
| Miramar | 3.5 miles | 38 | |
| Pedro Valley | 5.2 miles | 43 | |
| San Pedro Terrace | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Shelter Cove | 5.3 miles | 15 |
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.










