BlockPaquita, New Mexico
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Los Lunas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87031. The Survey maps it on the Dalies quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1952 USGS Dalies quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Belen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Dalies quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
240 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 240 fires within 5 miles of Paquita between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,824 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 20 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 136 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Southern Pueblos Agency | JOJOLA |
| 24 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | HIGHWAY |
| 10 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | RIVERSIDE |
| 7 July 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | MM 209 |
| 6 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | STAFF |
| 5 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | 208 FIRE |
| 5 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | STUMP SHOT |
| 4 July 2004 | Fireworks | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | SWAMP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Paquita: 4 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Volcanic Materials. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name Unknown Scoria Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Producer | Scoria | |
| Materials Pit 65-29 S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Parea Mesa Pit & Crushing | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Crusher No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Materials Pit 65-28-F | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Lentes | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Bosque Farms | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Sandia | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Los Lunas | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Peralta | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Chical | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Valencia | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Dalies | 7.8 miles | 10 |
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 Q122539293 | 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 898830. 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.