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Windsor Crest, California

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Murrieta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92592. It lies near Long Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Temecula quadrangle.

Windsor Crest within Riverside County

Then and now

1901 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Windsor Crest, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Windsor Crest, surveyed 1901

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 30 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

836 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 836 fires within 5 miles of Windsor Crest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,304 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 74 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/undetermined421
Equipment and vehicle use148
Misuse of fire by a minor91
Arson/incendiarism74
Smoking52
Debris and open burning33
Recreation and ceremony9
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Natural4

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 2019Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresRiverside UnitMORENO RD / OLD TOWN FRON
9 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionVIA NORTE TEM
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitMISSIONS
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitBLUE WATER WY TEM
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRiverside Unit6TH ST / OLD TOWN FRONT S
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitBUNKER DR TEM
8 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL FIRE
8 September 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Windsor Crest: 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite. 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
Murrieta Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Parkwest Industrial Center PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Temecula QuarryStone, DimensionPast Producer
Temecula QuarryGranitePast Producer
Temecula Sand Company PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Machado ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Machado ProspectManganeseOccurrence

Every working 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
Lake Village0.4 miles30
Los Ranchitos0.7 miles30
Temecula0.8 miles30
Country Manor Estates1.4 miles33
Colina Vista2.3 miles33
Rainbow Canyon Village2.7 miles33
Temecula Ranchos2.9 miles33
Linda Rose3.3 miles35

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1849568. 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.