BlockSummers, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Wasco census division. It lies near Bitterwater Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Packwood Creek quadrangle. It stands 1,660 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1914 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 75 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 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.
- 1914 USGS Cholame quadrangle1:125000
- 1915 USGS Cholame quadrangle1:125000
- 1917 USGS Cholame quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Packwood quadrangle1:31680
- 1947 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Orchard Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Packwood Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Paso Robles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Summers (historical) between 1994 and 2018, burning about 1,626 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Central California District | STANDARD |
| 31 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 167 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | BITTER |
| 28 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 292 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | TWISSELMAN |
| 27 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | CAMP |
| 20 July 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 420 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | BITTERWATER VALLEY |
| 10 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 294 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | BITTER |
| 28 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | BITTER |
| 30 May 1994 | Natural | 95 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | SLU-1518 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Summers (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitterwater Creek | Gypsum-Anhydrite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packwood (historical) | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Kecks Corner | 9.5 miles | 22 | |
| Annette | 9.6 miles | 20 | |
| Blackwells Corner | 12.7 miles | 24 | |
| North Belridge | 15.4 miles | 24 | |
| Lost Hills | 21.3 miles | 25 | |
| Missouri Triangle | 21.7 miles | 22 | |
| Spicer City | 25.4 miles | 24 |
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 Q7637635 | 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 1682828. 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.