BlockBeaver River, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Webb town. It lies in ZIP code area 13331. It stands on West Branch Beaver River. The Survey maps it on the Beaver River quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 86 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
9 surveys from 28 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.
- 1903 USGS Big Moose quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Big Moose quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Raquette Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Beavers River quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Beaver River between 2002 and 2018, burning about 2 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | TERROR LAKE |
| 27 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | STILLWATER SITE 7 FIRE |
| 21 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.1 acres | New York Forest Rangers | STILLWATER SITE 25 FIRE |
| 29 May 2016 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | STILLWATER RESERVOIR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beaver River in 5 storm reports between 2004 and 2021: 4 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 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver River | - | Trees were downed on Big Moose Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver River | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Big Moose as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver River | - | Numerous trees were reported down just east of Moshier Falls due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver River | - | A tree was reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Big Moose. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Beaver River | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandreth | 3.8 miles | 28 | |
| Woods Lake | 4.2 miles | 28 | |
| Big Moose | 5.9 miles | 28 | |
| Stillwater | 6.8 miles | 20 | |
| Eagle Bay | 10.5 miles | 28 | |
| Moshier Falls | 12.4 miles | 21 | |
| Old Forge | 13.8 miles | 24 | |
| Mountain Lodge | 14.1 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 943444. 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.
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.