University Heights, California
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Diego census division. The Survey maps it on the La Jolla quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 93 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1903 against another survey:
On record in University Heights
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 4 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Lafayette Hotellisted 2012 · 0.1 miles away
University Heights Water Storage and Pumping Station Historic Districtlisted 2013 · 0.2 miles away
Teacher Training School Building-San Diego State Normal Schoollisted 1999 · 0.4 miles away
Georgia Street Bridge-Caltrans Bridgelisted 1999 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 34 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1903 USGS La Jolla quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1930 USGS La Jolla quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS La Jolla quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS La Jolla quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS La Jolla quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS La Jolla quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
480 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 480 fires within 5 miles of University Heights between 1994 and 2020, burning about 244 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 96 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/undetermined | 258 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 96 |
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Smoking | 41 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | ASSIST 53 |
| 5 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of University Heights: 15 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Martin Pro. Gravel | Granite | Unknown | ||
| Twin Oaks Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| American Sand Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| American Sand Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fenton Material Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Friars Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mission Gorge Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mission Sand Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mission Sand Co. Nelson and Sloan | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mission Valley Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Heights | 1.0 miles | 37 | |
| Hillcrest | 1.1 miles | 34 | |
| North Park | 1.1 miles | 34 | |
| East San Diego | 1.6 miles | 32 | |
| Brooklyn Heights | 2.2 miles | 34 | |
| South Park | 2.5 miles | 34 | |
| Mission Hills | 2.5 miles | 34 | |
| Five Points | 2.6 miles | 34 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661605. 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.











