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Sunland, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Bishop census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93514. The Survey maps it on the Bishop quadrangle. It stands 4,209 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.

Sunland within Inyo County

Then and now

1913 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Sunland (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Sunland (historical), surveyed 1913

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 26 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

190 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 190 fires within 5 miles of Sunland (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,630 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 11 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/undetermined89
Equipment and vehicle use33
Recreation and ceremony13
Debris and open burning13
Natural13
Arson/incendiarism11
Smoking9
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Fireworks1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
8 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitCOLLINS
30 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitHWY 395 / WARM SPRINGS R
3 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitBISHOP AIRPORT BISHOP_F 4
24 September 1994Naturalunder an acreInyo National Forestnot named
22 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitRIVER
19 September 1994Naturalunder an acreInyo National Forestnot named
19 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitROSSI # 2
19 September 1994Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitPOLELINE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Inyo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Sunland (historical): 10 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Antimony, Copper. 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
Bishop Concentrate and Cleaning Co.Tungsten, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Scheelite
YaneyTungsten, GoldPast ProducerFerberite
Yaney MineTungsten, GoldPast Producer
Bishop Antimony MineAntimonyProducer
Bishop Antimony MineAntimonyPast Producer
Adams PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hiatt Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sunland Borrow Site #116-11Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mac Van ClaimTungstenOccurrence
MacvanTungstenOccurrenceScheelite

Every working recorded in Inyo 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
Bishop Trail Park2.2 miles26
Bishop2.2 miles26
West Bishop3.3 miles26
Brockmans Corner3.3 miles26
Oteys Sierra Village3.4 miles26
Rocking K4.5 miles26
Poleta4.6 miles26
Keough Hot Springs5.6 miles26

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 Sunland (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3977025The 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 1804605. 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.