BlockBorden Estate, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Shawangunk town. It lies in ZIP code area 12589. The Survey maps it on the Walden quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 83 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
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.
- 1903 USGS Newburg quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1903 USGS Newburgh quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Walden quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Walden quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Newburgh quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Walden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
234 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 234 fires within 5 miles of Borden Estate between 1993 and 2020, burning about 190 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 30 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 | 131 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
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 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 Borden Estate: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geiger Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Geiger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallkill | 1.1 miles | 25 | |
| Saint Elmo | 1.6 miles | 25 | |
| Galeville | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| New Hurley | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Flint | 3.5 miles | 25 | |
| Sylva | 4.4 miles | 25 | |
| Modena Gardens | 4.6 miles | 25 | |
| Bruynswick | 5.3 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122556426 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 944455. 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.