Bayside, New York
43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the borough of Queens. It lies in ZIP code area 11361. It stands on Alley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Flushing quadrangle.
Then and now
1891 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1891 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 43 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.
- 1891 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1898 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500, 16 printings
- 1947 USGS Flushing quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Flushing quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Flushing quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Flushing quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,578 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,578 fires within 5 miles of Bayside between 2000 and 2020, burning about 381 acres in total. 105 started naturally. 89 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 | 1097 |
| Natural | 105 |
| Smoking | 102 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 89 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 59 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 32 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bayside: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Shore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
27 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bayside in 27 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 16 flash flood, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayside | $15,000 | Downed and damaged trees reported in parks across the borough...time estimated by radar. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayside | $4,000 | Trees and wires were reported down at 215-90 50th Avenue. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Bayside | $3,000 | Baseball size hail was reported in the Bayside section of Queens. This hail was reported to have damaged some cars. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayside | $2,000 | Trees were reported down on 45th Avenue. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayside | $1,500 | A tree was reported down on Bell Boulevard between 56th Avenue and 58th Avenue. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Bayside | - | Flooding on I-295 both directions at 35th Avenue. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Bayside | - | Flooding on I-295 both directions at Northern Boulevard. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Bayside | - | Large truck partially submerged. All lanes of the Clearview Expressway closed. |
| April 2023 | Flash Flood | Bayside | - | Two vehicles stranded on the Long Island Expressway at 188 St. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Bayside | - | Flooding on I-295 Northbound by Northern Blvd. All lanes closed. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Bayside | - | Water was 2-3 feet deep on roadways in Fresh Meadows, Queens. Several cars were submerged. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Bayside | - | I-495 was closed in both directions due to flooding at 188th Street in Fresh Meadows, Queens. The water was within a few inches of the top of the jersey barrier separating the east and westbound lanes. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Bayside | - | The Clearview Expressway in Bayside was closed northbound at Northern Boulevard due to flooding. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Bayside | - | The Long Island Expressway was closed at Exit 25 westbound, Utopia Pkwy., in Utopia due to flooding. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayside | - | A large tree was uprooted between 38th Avenue and 211th Street. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Bayside | - | Hail up to quarter size was reported in the Bayside section of Queens. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Bayside | - | Occupied vehicles were stuck in rising water at the intersection of the Clearview Expressway and 35th Ave. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Bayside | - | Occupied vehicles were stuck in rising water at the intersection of the Clearview Expressway and Northern Blvd. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Bayside | - | Occupied vehicles were stuck in rising water at the intersection of Bell Blvd. and 216th St. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Bayside | - | Quarter size hail was reported near the Clearview Expressway in Bayside. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Bayside | - | Portions of Bell Blvd. in Bayside were flooded. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Bayside | - | Flash flooding of the Clearview Expressway occurred at 35th Avenue. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Bayside | - | Spotters reported significant street flooding in Bayside Hills and Ridgewood. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Bayside | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayside | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Bayside | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayside | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Gardens | 1.2 miles | 43 | |
| Parsons Beach | 1.4 miles | 43 | |
| Douglaston | 1.6 miles | 34 | |
| Queens | 1.7 miles | 35 | |
| Murray Hill | 2.0 miles | 43 | |
| Little Neck | 2.1 miles | 34 | |
| Flushing | 2.1 miles | 43 | |
| Beechhurst | 2.2 miles | 43 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 943210. 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.














