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Temescal, California

44 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Elsinore Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92883. It lies near Coldwater Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Lake Mathews quadrangle.

Temescal within Riverside County

Then and now

1901 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Temescal, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Temescal, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 44 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

442 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 442 fires within 5 miles of Temescal between 1992 and 2020, burning about 33,084 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 26 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/undetermined172
Equipment and vehicle use143
Arson/incendiarism26
Smoking26
Misuse of fire by a minor25
Recreation and ceremony22
Natural9
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Fireworks5
Firearms and explosives use3
Other causes2
Debris and open burning1

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 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresRiverside UnitDAWSON
8 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitSTATE#1413
8 September 1992Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreRiverside UnitSTATE 1391
7 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCleveland National ForestMAITRI
6 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCleveland National ForestTRILOGY
6 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitNB HWY 15
6 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresRiverside UnitSTATE
5 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresRiverside UnitSTATE VEG. FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 69 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 69 workings within 5 miles of Temescal: 37 past producers, 12 prospects, 11 occurrences, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Tin. 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
Corona PitStonePast Producer
DepositStone, DimensionOccurrence
Glen Ivy Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Moore DepositTin, CopperOccurrenceTourmaline
Quincy MineLead, Zinc, SilverProspect
Temescal Canyon Scheelite Occur.TungstenOccurrence
Unnamed Limestone ProspectLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
WilhuntLead, Gold, Silver, Antimony, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
6 MineKaolinPast Producer
Dominguez PitKaolinPast 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
Arcilla1.5 miles44
Weisel3.3 miles44
Alberhill5.2 miles37
El Cerrito5.7 miles39
Gavilan Hills6.3 miles40
Pepper Corner7.0 miles39
Santa Rosa Ranch Estates7.1 miles40
Terra Cotta7.2 miles38

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701119. 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.