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Tierrasanta, California

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92124. It lies near Elanus Canyon. The Survey maps it on the La Mesa quadrangle.

Tierrasanta within San Diego County

Then and now

1903 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Tierrasanta, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Tierrasanta, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 37 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

143 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Tierrasanta between 2005 and 2020, burning about 10,138 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 17 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/undetermined75
Smoking20
Arson/incendiarism17
Debris and open burning12
Equipment and vehicle use9
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Natural2

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 2010Arson/incendiarism1.1 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
29 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
25 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
22 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
21 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
20 September 2005Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 33 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Tierrasanta: 26 past producers, 5 producers, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Granite. 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
Canyon Rock Co. Plant and QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Dave Martin Pro. GravelGraniteUnknown
Mission Gorge QuarryDolomite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Canyon Rock Co.Plant and QuarryStoneProducer
Fletcher QuarriesStoneProducer
Golden Co.Inc.StoneProducer
Acme Truck Co. Pit No. 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Fletcher QuarriesStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Golden Co. Inc.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Twin Oaks PitStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown

Every working recorded in San Diego 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
Serra Mesa2.6 miles34
Allied Gardens2.8 miles37
Grantville2.9 miles37
Del Cerro3.6 miles37
College Heights4.4 miles37
Miramar4.5 miles37
Normal Heights4.7 miles37
Linda Vista4.8 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1869505. 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.