White Heather, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the South Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91390. It lies near Letteau Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Sleepy Valley quadrangle.
Then and now
1915 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1915 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 29 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.
- 1915 USGS Elizabeth Lake quadrangle1:125000
- 1915 USGS Elizabeth Lake quadrangle1:96000
- 1917 USGS Elizabeth Lake quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1932 USGS Mint Canyon quadrangle1:24000
- 1937 USGS Bouquet Reservoir quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bouquet Reservoir quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sleepy Valley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Sleepy Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
456 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 456 fires within 5 miles of White Heather between 1992 and 2020, burning about 74,280 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 214 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 140 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | MANURE |
| 8 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | ROWHER |
| 7 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | STAGING |
| 7 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | CELICA |
| 6 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | POWER |
| 5 September 2011 | Other causes | 345 acres | California Desert District | WAGON |
| 5 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | SLURRY |
| 4 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | FRONTAGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of White Heather: 17 prospects, 10 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | Lead, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Collecting Site | Semiprecious Gemstone, Quartz | Past Producer | Chalcedony, Opal | |
| Collector's Locality | Semiprecious Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Iron Mack | Titanium | Past Producer | ||
| Joslin | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Silver King | Silver, Lead, Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Katz Soapstone | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Lang Mine | Boron-Borates | Past Producer | ||
| Mint Canyon | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | Gypsum | |
| Mint Canyon Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agua Dulce | 1.9 miles | 39 | |
| Boiling Point | 2.4 miles | 31 | |
| The Oaks | 2.7 miles | 29 | |
| Sleepy Valley | 3.2 miles | 29 | |
| Mission | 3.5 miles | 30 | |
| Lincoln Crest | 4.6 miles | 29 | |
| Russ | 5.6 miles | 39 | |
| Alpine (historical) | 5.9 miles | 39 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122543112 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661680. 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.













