BlockBelden Hill, New York
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Colesville town. It lies in ZIP code area 13787. The Survey maps it on the Belden quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1985The 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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1905 USGS Nineveh quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Belden quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
84 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Belden Hill between 1999 and 2020, burning about 101 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 12 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 | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 14 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 July 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 July 2007 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Belden Hill: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inghram Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Inghram Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Manor | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| Wooded Estates | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Belden | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| New Ohio | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Tunnel | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| North Colesville | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Wyman Corner | 3.5 miles | 24 | |
| Creekside Village | 3.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2490789. 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.