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Sunkist, California

39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Bernardino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92374. It stands on The Zanja. The Survey maps it on the Redlands quadrangle.

Sunkist within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1899 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 97 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Sunkist, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Sunkist, surveyed 1899

Compare 1899 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 39 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

1,117 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,117 fires within 5 miles of Sunkist between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,325 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 143 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/undetermined585
Equipment and vehicle use170
Arson/incendiarism143
Misuse of fire by a minor103
Smoking40
Debris and open burning32
Recreation and ceremony21
Natural13
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Firearms and explosives use1
Other causes1

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 2012Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictCONE
9 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino Unit9TH
9 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitROSA
9 September 1996Railroad operations and maintenance293 acresSan Bernardino UnitCANYON
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBASELINE ST HIGHLAND_CIT
8 September 2012Natural57 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictGREENSPOT
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBASELINE 2
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitBASELINE IC 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Sunkist: 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Alabama Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Old Webster PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pacific Rock and Gravel CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Plunge Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
RedlandsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Redlands PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Redlands PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Redlands Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Redlands Pit No. 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Tri-City Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

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
Lugonia Homes0.7 miles39
Crown Jewel1.0 miles39
Redlands1.6 miles39
Nevada1.7 miles39
University Village1.7 miles39
East Highlands2.5 miles39
Plymouth Village2.5 miles39
Warner2.6 miles39

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661527. 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.