Arlington Heights, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Houston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77034. The Survey maps it on the Pasadena quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 13 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 Deepwater quadrangle1:24000
- 1919 USGS Deepwater quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Houston quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
41 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Arlington Heights between 2013 and 2020, burning about 84 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E052, E093 |
| 14 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID |
| 13 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E070 |
| 13 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E023 |
| 11 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E093 |
| 11 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E052 |
| 9 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | A36D26D70E29E36E52E61FM22HM2022L29L61M70SF24 |
| 7 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E070 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Arlington Heights: 7 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 plant. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Halite, Sulfur, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Atlantic Richfield Refinery | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| Deepwater Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| South Houston Salt Dome | Halite | Occurrence | 1934 | |
| Genoa Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hanks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hills No. 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Hughes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand | |
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Valley | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Parkland Village | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Gulf Palms | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Burke Meadow | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Freeway Manor | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| South Houston | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Sagemont Park | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Genoa | 1.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2472388. 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.









