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The Pines, California

36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Big Bear census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92305. It stands on Converse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Big Bear Lake quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

The Pines within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1901 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of The Pines (historical), surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of The Pines (historical), surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 36 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

291 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 291 fires within 5 miles of The Pines (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 51,763 acres in total. 96 started naturally. 9 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/undetermined98
Natural96
Recreation and ceremony48
Equipment and vehicle use13
Arson/incendiarism9
Smoking7
Other causes6
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Debris and open burning6
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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
7 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSan Bernardino National ForestFLAT
7 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestJENKS
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestPOOPOUT
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestGRINELL
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSUGARLOAF 2
6 September 1993Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
5 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
4 September 2003Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSUGARLOAF#2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino 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 The Pines (historical): 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Gold. 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
Unnamed ProspectGoldProspect
Rocky Point ClaimUraniumOccurrence
Thirsty King ProspectUraniumProspect

Every working recorded in San Bernardino 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
Seven Oaks0.5 miles36
Pinezanita2.9 miles36
Big Bear Lake4.1 miles36
Moonridge4.4 miles34
Boulder Bay4.4 miles36
Angelus Oaks4.9 miles36
Glen Martin5.0 miles36
Minnelusa5.7 miles35

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1842061. 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.