BlockSycamore Cove, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Triunfo Pass-Point Mugu census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90265. It lies near Big Sycamore Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Point Mugu quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 78 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
11 surveys from 26 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 Hueneme quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Hueneme quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Hueneme quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Point Mugu quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Point Mugu quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Santa Barbara quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Sycamore Cove between 1993 and 2020, burning about 237 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | DEER CREEK |
| 11 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | BONEY |
| 4 August 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 acres | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | SYCAMORE |
| 28 August 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | MUGU |
| 14 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | YERBA |
| 16 July 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | SATWIWA |
| 29 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 18 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
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 Sycamore Cove: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Diamond Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solromar | 3.6 miles | 31 | |
| Casa Conejo | 8.6 miles | 28 | |
| Sucrosa (historical) | 9.1 miles | 27 | |
| Newbury Park | 9.6 miles | 28 | |
| Leesdale | 9.8 miles | 27 | |
| Old Town | 10.1 miles | 27 | |
| Camarillo | 10.1 miles | 27 | |
| Leisure Village | 10.3 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1702838. 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.