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Cedar Cliff, New York

36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Newburgh town. It lies near Soap Hill. The Survey maps it on the Wappingers Falls quadrangle.

Cedar Cliff within Orange County

Then and now

1893 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Cedar Cliff, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Cedar Cliff, surveyed 1893

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 36 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

440 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 440 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Cliff between 1999 and 2020, burning about 636 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 74 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/undetermined201
Arson/incendiarism74
Smoking48
Natural40
Debris and open burning23
Equipment and vehicle use19
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Recreation and ceremony8
Railroad operations and maintenance3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1999Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
6 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2016Equipment and vehicle use1.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
5 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
5 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
5 September 2008Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Cliff: 20 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clinton QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Limonite Mine No. Hj-024IronPast ProducerLimonite
Limonite Mine No. Hj-024.IronPast Producer
Unnamed Fe MineIronPast ProducerResidual
Limestone Rock Quarries No. Hj-018StonePast Producer
Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-016StoneProducerUnknown
Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-017StonePast Producer
Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-021StonePast Producer
Cedar Cliff QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Clay Pit No. Hj-019ClayProducerClay

Every working recorded in Orange County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Roseton2.3 miles36
Middle Hope2.9 miles26
Dogwood Hills3.2 miles26
Balmville4.6 miles26
Fostertown5.1 miles26
Chadwick Estates5.7 miles26
Savilton5.8 miles26
Rossville5.8 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972307. 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.