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Three Points, California

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the North Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93532. It lies near Oakgrove Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Burnt Peak quadrangle.

Three Points within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1903 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Three Points, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Three Points, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

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

129 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 129 fires within 5 miles of Three Points between 1993 and 2020, burning about 18,324 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined62
Equipment and vehicle use28
Natural10
Debris and open burning6
Smoking6
Arson/incendiarism5
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Other causes3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Fireworks1

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 2015Naturalunder an acreAngeles National ForestSTRIKE
9 September 2015Natural1.0 acresAngeles National ForestLIEBRE
9 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAngeles National ForestSKY
7 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
26 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
22 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Three Points: 6 past producers, 5 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Limestone, Dimension, Tungsten. 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
Black IrishmanTungstenOccurrenceScheelite
Picturesque # 1, 2, & 3Limestone, DimensionProspect
Unnamed Mine ShaftGold, Copper, LeadPast Producer
ValvueGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Rogers and GentryGold, SilverPast Producer
ValvueGold, SilverProspect
Big ChiefGoldPast Producer
Black Hawk GroupGoldProspect
Brite LeaseGoldPast Producer
Ragan and Williams LeaseGoldProspect

Every working recorded in Los Angeles 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
Sandberg5.9 miles29
Lake Hughes9.1 miles28
Fairmont9.2 miles31
Naylor Place9.7 miles28
Caswell10.6 miles34
Martins12.2 miles28
Green Valley12.6 miles28
Andrade Corner13.2 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1655024. 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.