Centerport, New York
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Huntington town. It lies in ZIP code area 11721. It lies near Bird Island. The Survey maps it on the Lloyd Harbor quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1984The 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.


On record in Centerport
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 7 records
Eliphas Buffett Houselisted 1985
Dove, Arthur-Torr, Helen, Cottagelisted 2000
Suydam Houselisted 1988
William K. Vanderbilt Estate-Eagles Nestlisted 2021
N. Velzer House and Caretaker's Cottagelisted 1985- John Harned Houselisted 1985
- LITTLE JENNIE (Chesapeake Bay bugeye)listed 1986
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 31 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.
- 1901 USGS Northport quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Northport quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1904 USGS Islip quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Islip quadrangle1:125000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Lloyd Harbor quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Lloyd Harbor quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
358 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 358 fires within 5 miles of Centerport between 1992 and 2020, burning about 197 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 70 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 | 204 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 70 |
| Natural | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Centerport: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East Mine, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| West Hills Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| West Hills Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
4 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Centerport in 4 storm reports between 2004 and 2021: 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerport | $15,000 | Photos shared on social media show deck collapse and several tree branches snapped. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Centerport | - | Penny size hail was reported at the Fire Station on Park Circle in Centerport. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Centerport | - | Penny size hail measured at Vanderbilt Museum. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Centerport | - | Numerous streets closed due to flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Beach | 0.9 miles | 31 | |
| Greenlawn | 1.3 miles | 34 | |
| Fort Hill | 1.7 miles | 31 | |
| Northport | 2.1 miles | 32 | |
| Halesite | 2.1 miles | 31 | |
| Huntington Bay | 2.3 miles | 31 | |
| Little Plains | 2.5 miles | 34 | |
| Vernon Valley | 2.7 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946210. 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.












