BlockBrowns Hollow, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Root town. It lies in ZIP code area 13317. The Survey maps it on the Sharon Springs quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 87 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 18 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.
- 1898 USGS Canajoharie quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Canajoharie quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Canajoharie quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Sharon Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Browns Hollow between 1995 and 2020, burning about 54 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 11 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 | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 21 July 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
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 Browns Hollow: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Barium-Barite, Sulfur, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Creek Deposit | Lead, Barium-Barite, Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Root 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lykers | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Root Center | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Flat Creek | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Mapletown | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Currytown | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Rural Grove | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Waterville | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Ames | 5.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 944945. 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.