BlockBurlington Flats, New York
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Burlington town. It lies in ZIP code area 13315. It stands on Fly Brook. The Survey maps it on the Edmeston quadrangle.
Then and now
1910 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 76 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 16 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.
- 1910 USGS Hartwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1912 USGS Hartwick quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Edmeston quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Edmeston quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
45 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Burlington Flats between 1999 and 2020, burning about 49 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 June 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 May 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burlington Flats in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | Flash Flood | Burlington Flats | $10,000 | Numerous roads are flooded around the West Burlington area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burlington Flats | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires at the intersection of Arnold and Norton Roads. |
| July 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Burlington Flats | - | A NWS storm survey team determined that a tornado initially touched down just west of the intersection of Fish and Game Road and Gardner Road. A photo indicated a funnel just west of the initial touchdown location. Convergent damage included two large wagons blown toward the northwest, while several large trees were uprooted and blown toward the northeast. Damage occurred at and near a barn, including a several hundred pound tub of sand being moved a few feet, a broken window, and damage to a wooden structure. Corn was also sheared in a field. Damage in this area indicated top wind speeds of 75 to 80 mph, indicated EF0 intensity.||The tornado appeared to dissipate briefly in a field just east of Gardner Road, then a second touchdown occurred at a creek near 162 Chapin Road. EF1 damage was surveyed in this area, including 10 to 20 large, uprooted trees and a large barn blown several inches off its foundation. One of the large trees hit a house and damaged the roof. Damage in this area was also convergent, as the top of a large tree was determined to be blown northeast of Chapin Road, while several other trees were uprooted and blown toward the northwest. The tornado crossed Chapin Road and dissipated in a corn field west of County Route 51. Damage in this area indicated top wind speeds of 85 to 90 mph. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Burlington Flats | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapinville | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Barrett Corners | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| West Burlington | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Pecktown | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| North Edmeston | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Robinson Corners | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Burlington | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| West Exeter | 4.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 945224. 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.