Bulls Head, New York
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Clinton town. It lies in ZIP code area 12514. The Survey maps it on the Rock City quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 95 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 29 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 Rhinebeck quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1934 USGS Rhinebeck quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Rhinebeck quadrangle1:48000
- 1939 USGS Rhinebeck quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Rock City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
140 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Bulls Head between 1999 and 2020, burning about 222 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 36 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 | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 1 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 August 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | 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 Bulls Head: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| South Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bulls Head in 3 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bulls Head | - | A tree was downed on the Taconic State Parkway northbound north of Pumpkin Lane. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bulls Head | - | A tree and wires were reported down on Kansas Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bulls Head | - | A large branch was down across the Taconic Parkway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schultzville | 2.1 miles | 29 | |
| Market | 2.9 miles | 28 | |
| Milan | 3.4 miles | 29 | |
| Willow Brook | 3.8 miles | 29 | |
| Wurtemburg | 4.2 miles | 29 | |
| Lafayetteville | 4.3 miles | 28 | |
| Clinton Hollow | 4.4 miles | 29 | |
| Eighmyville | 4.6 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972279. 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.











