Venus, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Newberry Springs-Baker census division. The Survey maps it on the Paradise Range quadrangle.
Then and now
1933 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 63 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1933 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1933 USGS Avawatz Mountains quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Lane Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Lane Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Trona quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Paradise Range quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Soda Mountains quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Paradise Range quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Venus in 1993, burning about 2 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 1993 | Natural | 2.0 acres | California Desert District | CASTLE 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Venus: 10 past producers, 6 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Gold, Copper, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Divide | Gold, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Cloude | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Reward | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Reward Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Silica No. 1 | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Divide Mine | Tungsten, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Lester | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Reward | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Rio Hondo | Gold | Past Producer | Surface/Underground |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Fort Irwin | 5.9 miles | 22 | |
| Goldstone | 7.1 miles | 22 | |
| Apollo | 7.7 miles | 21 | |
| Mojave Base | 8.0 miles | 22 | |
| Mars | 13.2 miles | 20 | |
| Bismarck (historical) | 19.8 miles | 15 | |
| Calico | 21.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666906. 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.










