BlockSerena Park, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Carpinteria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93013. It stands on Toro Canyon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Carpinteria quadrangle.
Then and now
1944 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 51 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
12 surveys from 25 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.
- 1944 USGS Carpinteria quadrangle1:31680
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Carpinteria quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Carpinteria quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Carpinteria quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Carpinteria quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Santa Barbara quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1995 USGS Carpinteria quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Serena Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Los Padres National Forest | CRAVENS |
| 24 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 August 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Santa Barbara County Fire Department | not named |
| 9 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Santa Barbara County Fire Department | not named |
| 16 July 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | TORO |
| 12 July 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | ESPERANZA |
| 2 June 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Los Padres National Forest | LILLINGTON |
| 16 June 2016 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Serena Park: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Los Prietos | Mercury | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toro Canyon | 0.3 miles | 25 | |
| Ortega | 0.7 miles | 25 | |
| Serena | 1.0 miles | 25 | |
| Summerland | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Sandyland | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Franciscan Village | 2.0 miles | 25 | |
| Old Town | 2.5 miles | 25 | |
| Sandyland Cove | 2.7 miles | 25 |
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 Q122559488 | 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 1656625. 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.