Sunnyside Estates, California
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Coachella Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92201. The Survey maps it on the Indio quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 80 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
13 surveys from 30 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.
- 1904 USGS Indio quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1941 USGS Coachella quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Coachella quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Coachella quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Indio quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Indio quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Palm Springs quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
1,463 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,463 fires within 5 miles of Sunnyside Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,871 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 153 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 | 803 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 183 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 153 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 130 |
| Smoking | 70 |
| Debris and open burning | 55 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 50 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | AVE 54 COAC |
| 8 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Riverside Unit | AVENIDA MONTEZUMA LAQ |
| 8 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 7 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL-TREE FIRE |
| 7 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge | RANCH |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | FANTASY SPRINGS CASINO IN |
| 6 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Riverside Unit | LOCAL |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Riverside Unit | ARAPAHOE CI INDW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sunnyside Estates: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Garnet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Day Mine | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Garnett Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Massey Indio Hills Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indio | 2.2 miles | 30 | |
| Indian Wells | 3.4 miles | 29 | |
| Bermuda Dunes | 3.6 miles | 29 | |
| Myoma (historical) | 3.8 miles | 28 | |
| La Quinta | 4.2 miles | 29 | |
| Coachella | 4.2 miles | 30 | |
| Palm Desert Country | 4.5 miles | 29 | |
| Vista Santa Rosa | 5.3 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1849518. 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.












