Armonk, New York
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1998. It stands in North Castle town. It lies in ZIP code area 10504. It lies near The Flat. The Survey maps it on the Mount Kisco quadrangle.
Then and now
1892 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 106 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1892 against another survey:
On record in Armonk
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
Bedford Road Historic Districtlisted 1985
Smith Tavernlisted 1983
Witthoefft Houselisted 2011
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 35 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.
- 1892 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:62500, 13 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Mount Kisco quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Mount Kisco quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Mount Kisco quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
287 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 287 fires within 5 miles of Armonk between 2000 and 2020, burning about 259 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 24 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 | 122 |
| Natural | 39 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 31 |
| Smoking | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Armonk: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Peat. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armonk Plant | Peat | Past Producer | Peat | |
| Lake Street Granite Mine | Granite | Producer | ||
| Lake Street Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | Granite |
Storms near this place
9 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Armonk in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armonk | $3,000 | Multiple trees were reported down across the town. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armonk | $1,000 | Large tree down blocking the left exit lane on Interstate 684 southbound just north of Route 22. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armonk | $1,000 | Downed tree on NY 120 both directions north of Armonk-Bedford Rd. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armonk | $750 | A tree was reported down on Whippoorwill Crossing in Armonk. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Armonk | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armonk | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armonk | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Armonk | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Armonk | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Castle | 1.8 miles | 35 | |
| Windmill Farm | 2.3 miles | 35 | |
| Sherman Park | 3.2 miles | 40 | |
| Thornwood | 3.5 miles | 39 | |
| Chappaqua | 3.5 miles | 40 | |
| Pleasantville | 4.2 miles | 40 | |
| Quarry Heights | 4.4 miles | 39 | |
| Hawthorne | 4.5 miles | 39 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 942567. 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.











