Amagansett, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1984. It stands in East Hampton town. It lies in ZIP code area 11930. The Survey maps it on the East Hampton quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1984The 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.


On record in Amagansett
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
Amagansett U.S. Life-Saving and Coast Guard Stationlisted 2018
Miss Amelia's Cottagelisted 1994
Pleasants Houselisted 1984
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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.
- 1904 USGS East Hampton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1904 USGS Easthampton quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1921 USGS Easthampton quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS East Hampton quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS East Hampton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island East quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
135 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Amagansett between 1992 and 2020, burning about 74 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 4 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 | 85 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 22 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Amagansett: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bistrain Gravel Corporation Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bistrian Gravel Corp Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Digate Concrete Products | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Amagansett in 5 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2016 | Lightning | Amagansett | $25,000 | A house on the corner of Montauk Highway and Atlantic Avenue was struck by lightning, resulting in a fire. This was east of Amagansett. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amagansett | $5,000 | Multiple trees down around town in Amagansett NY. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amagansett | - | At least one large tree downed in Amagansett. |
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | Amagansett | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding along Sunrise Highway in Amagansett. |
| August 2000 | Flash Flood | Amagansett | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pantigo | 1.2 miles | 25 | |
| West Amagansett | 1.4 miles | 25 | |
| Barnes Hole | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Beach Hampton | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Freetown | 2.1 miles | 25 | |
| Eastside | 2.1 miles | 25 | |
| East Hampton | 2.3 miles | 25 | |
| Devon | 2.3 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 942409. 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.











