Alpine, New York
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Catharine town. It lies in ZIP code area 14805. It lies near The Gulf. The Survey maps it on the Alpine quadrangle. It stands 1,165 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1893 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 99 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 34 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.
- 1893 USGS Ithaca quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Ithaca quadrangle1:62500, 13 printings
- 1905 USGS Watkins Glen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Alpine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Alpine quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
74 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Alpine between 1993 and 2020, burning about 77 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 19 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/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 July 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 June 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
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 Alpine: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.Hager No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Jackson Hollow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jackson Hollow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pertl Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pertl Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wickham Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alpine in 4 storm reports between 2017 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | $7,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a tree which damaged a trailer and created localized power outages. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down wires. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in Alpine. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Alpine | - | A severe thunderstorm developed over the area and produced quarter sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Junction | 1.5 miles | 34 | |
| Cayuta | 2.6 miles | 34 | |
| Catharine | 3.2 miles | 31 | |
| Odessa | 3.8 miles | 31 | |
| Cayutaville | 5.5 miles | 35 | |
| Deckertown | 6.1 miles | 31 | |
| Montour Falls | 6.8 miles | 31 | |
| Smith Valley | 7.0 miles | 35 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Alpine | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48740574 | 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 942392. 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.










