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Valley View Park, California

41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Lake Arrowhead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92325. It lies near Seeley Flat. The Survey maps it on the San Bernardino North quadrangle.

Valley View Park 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 Valley View Park, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Valley View Park, 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

657 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 657 fires within 5 miles of Valley View Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 104,950 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 54 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/undetermined289
Equipment and vehicle use130
Misuse of fire by a minor55
Arson/incendiarism54
Smoking27
Other causes24
Recreation and ceremony22
Debris and open burning16
Natural14
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Fireworks6

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 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionFERN DR TWIN_PEAKS
9 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestDRY GULCH
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestSEELEY
8 September 1999Other causes1.0 acresSan Bernardino National ForestSPYGLASS
8 September 1992Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestOLD MILL
7 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestBEN CANYON
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National ForestCEDAR 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Valley View Park: 2 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Tin. 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
Hornblende PegmatiteGemstoneOccurrence
Old Quarry Nos. 1 and 2Gold, Silver, Limestone, DimensionProspect

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
Valley of Enchantment0.8 miles41
Skyland1.2 miles41
Crestline1.3 miles41
Cedarpines Park1.4 miles32
Arrowhead Highlands2.4 miles41
Devil Canyon2.9 miles41
University Heights3.3 miles41
Cedar Springs (historical)3.6 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661619. 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.