Sierra Sky Park, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Fresno census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93722. The Survey maps it on the Fresno North quadrangle. It stands 328 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1921 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 61 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
14 surveys from 20 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.
- 1921 USGS Bullard quadrangle1:31680
- 1923 USGS Bullard quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Fresno North quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Fresno North quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Fresno North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Herndon quadrangle1:62500
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
461 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 461 fires within 5 miles of Sierra Sky Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,206 acres in total. None started naturally. 45 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 | 308 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Smoking | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Sierra Sky Park: 8 producers, 2 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Quarry Plant No. 2 | Granite | Producer | ||
| Hans Sumpe Pit and Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| Herndon Pit | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| R.M. Rock Products | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Trigo Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Bros | Stone | Unknown | ||
| River View Rock Co | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Stewart and Nuss,Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone | Producer | ||
| Blackstone Pit & Mill Plant No 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Diener Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview (historical) | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Figarden | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Fresno Beach (historical) | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Highway City | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Herndon | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Biola Junction | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Muscatel | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Pinedale | 4.0 miles | 20 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Sierra Sky Park | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7511578 | 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 1656293. 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.













