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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.

Sunnyside Estates within Riverside County

Then and now

1904 to 1984

The 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 sheet of Sunnyside Estates, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Sunnyside Estates, surveyed 1904

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 30 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

1,463 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined803
Equipment and vehicle use183
Arson/incendiarism153
Misuse of fire by a minor130
Smoking70
Debris and open burning55
Recreation and ceremony50
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Natural9
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRiverside UnitAVE 54 COAC
8 September 2020Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresRiverside UnitAVENIDA MONTEZUMA LAQ
8 September 1995Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL
7 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL-TREE FIRE
7 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresCoachella Valley National Wildlife RefugeRANCH
6 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitFANTASY SPRINGS CASINO IN
6 September 1994Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitARAPAHOE CI INDW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Sunny Day MineGarnetProspect
Garnett Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Massey Indio Hills DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Riverside 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
Indio2.2 miles30
Indian Wells3.4 miles29
Bermuda Dunes3.6 miles29
Myoma (historical)3.8 miles28
La Quinta4.2 miles29
Coachella4.2 miles30
Palm Desert Country4.5 miles29
Vista Santa Rosa5.3 miles30

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.