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Weisel, California

44 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Elsinore Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92883. It lies near Olsen Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Lake Mathews quadrangle.

Weisel within Riverside County

Then and now

1901 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Weisel, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Weisel, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 44 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

549 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 549 fires within 5 miles of Weisel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,904 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 45 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/undetermined230
Equipment and vehicle use163
Arson/incendiarism45
Misuse of fire by a minor39
Smoking24
Recreation and ceremony14
Debris and open burning11
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Natural8
Firearms and explosives use3
Fireworks2
Other causes1

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 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitMATHEWS
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionANDOVER ST HOMG
8 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresRiverside UnitDAWSON
8 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitSTATE#1413
8 September 1992Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreRiverside UnitSTATE 1391
7 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCleveland National ForestMAITRI
6 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCleveland National ForestTRILOGY
6 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitNB HWY 15

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 105 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 105 workings within 5 miles of Weisel: 63 past producers, 15 occurrences, 14 prospects, 12 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Big Basin Copper ProspectCopper, Gold, SilverProspect
Corona PitStonePast Producer
DepositStone, DimensionOccurrence
Glen Ivy Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
National Paint & Color Co.IronPast Producer
Quincy MineLead, Zinc, SilverProspect
Temescal Canyon Scheelite Occur.TungstenOccurrence
Temescal QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone ProspectLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
6 MineKaolinPast Producer

Every working recorded in Riverside County

Storms near this place

4 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Weisel in 4 storm reports between 2015 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 debris flow, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2017Thunderstorm WindWeisel$20,000Strong downburst winds damages roofs and a deck at a mobile home park in Home Gardens.
August 2017FloodWeisel$5,000Significant street flooding reported by CHP in the Temescal Valley. One vehicle stalled after trying to cross a flooded roadway.
February 2026Thunderstorm WindWeisel-Public report of large palm tree snapped in half and a flag pole broke from its base with bolts snapped off.
July 2015Debris FlowWeisel-CHP reported a roadway covered in mud at Cajalco Rd. and La Sierra Ave.

Every storm recorded in Riverside 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
Arcilla2.1 miles44
El Cerrito2.4 miles39
Temescal3.3 miles44
Pepper Corner3.9 miles39
Home Gardens4.8 miles38
Porphyry5.0 miles38
Corona5.7 miles38
May5.9 miles43

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661659. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.