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University Heights, California

41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Bernardino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92407. It lies near Bailey Canyon. The Survey maps it on the San Bernardino North quadrangle.

University Heights within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1896 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of University Heights, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of University Heights, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

20 surveys from 41 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

813 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 813 fires within 5 miles of University Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 106,619 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 75 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/undetermined363
Equipment and vehicle use213
Arson/incendiarism75
Misuse of fire by a minor40
Smoking25
Recreation and ceremony18
Railroad operations and maintenance17
Debris and open burning16
Other causes16
Power generation/transmission/distribution14
Natural10
Fireworks5
Firearms and explosives use1

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 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestDRY GULCH
8 September 1992Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
7 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBEN CANYON
7 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBASIL
7 September 1993Smokingunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitDIVIDER
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitWALKER
5 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use8.0 acresSan Bernardino National ForestTURNAROUND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of University Heights: 6 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Bluebird-Pink Lady and Corky Deps.Tin, Tungsten, ManganeseProspect
Devil S CanyonLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Devil's CanyonStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Dolomite Ridge PlacerLimestone, DimensionUnknown
Lytle Creek Pit ASand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Lytle Creek Pit BSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Triangle PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Triangle PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

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
Devil Canyon1.0 miles41
Verdemont1.0 miles41
Serrano Village2.1 miles41
Devore2.9 miles41
Muscoy3.1 miles41
Arrowhead Farms3.2 miles41
Valley View Park3.3 miles41
Cedarpines Park3.7 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1841915. 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.