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Sierra Heights, California

41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Bernardino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92336. It lies near Duncan Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Devore quadrangle.

Sierra Heights within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1896 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Sierra Heights, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Sierra Heights, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 surveys from 41 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

570 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 570 fires within 5 miles of Sierra Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 100,973 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 66 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/undetermined267
Equipment and vehicle use164
Arson/incendiarism66
Railroad operations and maintenance17
Smoking15
Debris and open burning10
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Recreation and ceremony8
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Fireworks4
Other causes3
Firearms and explosives use1
Natural1

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 2020Smokingunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
9 September 2000Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestHOG
7 September 1993Smokingunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitDIVIDER
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresSan Bernardino UnitBLAKE
5 September 1995Debris and open burning3.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitBULLOCK
5 September 1993Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitINTERCHANGE
5 September 1992Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresSan Bernardino National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Sierra Heights: 4 prospects, 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Limestone, General, 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
Bob Cat LodeCopper, Gold, ZincProspect
Lytle Creek Pit ASand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Martin Quartz ProspectGold, SilverProspect
Sierra De Oro ProspectGold, SilverProspect
Loving ProspectGoldProspect
Lytle Creek Pit BSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
San Bernardino PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
San Bernardino PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in San Bernardino 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
Grapeland (historical)0.9 miles41
Nealeys Corner1.4 miles41
La Cuesta Fontana1.9 miles41
North Fontana2.3 miles41
Walnut Ridge2.4 miles41
West End3.8 miles41
Devore4.0 miles41
Verdemont4.2 miles41

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1841786. 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.