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Central Nyack, New York

39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Clarkstown town. It lies in ZIP code area 10994. The Survey maps it on the Nyack quadrangle.

Central Nyack within Rockland County

Then and now

1892 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Central Nyack, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Central Nyack, surveyed 1892

On record in Central Nyack

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 within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 39 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

1,849 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,849 fires within 5 miles of Central Nyack between 2000 and 2020, burning about 1,703 acres in total. 117 started naturally. 112 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/undetermined1131
Smoking287
Natural117
Arson/incendiarism112
Recreation and ceremony81
Equipment and vehicle use62
Debris and open burning39
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Other causes1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2015Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 September 2015Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2016Recreation and ceremony6.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Rockland County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Central Nyack: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Sparkill Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Sparkill PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
West Nyack QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
West Nyack Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Rockland County

Storms near this place

12 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Central Nyack in 12 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 5 flash flood, 5 flood, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2011LightningCentral Nyack1 hurtA 45 year old man was struck by lightning at the Tilcon Rock Quarry in West Nyack.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindCentral Nyack$1,000Tree down on NY 59 eastbound between West Street in Hillburn and Chestnut Street.
December 2023Flash FloodCentral Nyack-Flooding and road closure on NY 303 in both directions in Clarkstown.
December 2023Flash FloodCentral Nyack-Flooding and road closure on NY 303 both directions in area on NY 59. All lanes closed.
April 2022FloodCentral Nyack-Route 59 east and westbound all lanes closed due to flooding between Rt 303 and Palisades Center Drive.
August 2021Flash FloodCentral Nyack-The ramp from Route 303 to westbound Route 59 in Central Nyack was closed due to flooding with a car stranded.
July 2014Flash FloodCentral Nyack-State Highway 303 was closed southbound near Greenbush Rd. in Blauvelt and northbound near Bobby Ln. in Central Nyack due to flooding.
March 2011FloodCentral Nyack-Route 59 was impassable and closed in both directions between Palisades Center Dr. and Rt. 303 in West Nyack. Route 17 was also closed in both directions from the NY State Thruway to the Orange County line in Sloatsburg.
December 2011FloodCentral Nyack-Route 303 in West Nyack was closed due to flooding with one vehicle stranded in flood waters.
March 2010FloodCentral Nyack-Route 59 eastbound in West Nyack was closed at Palisades Center Dr. due to flooding.||Total rainfall amounts received across Rockland County ranged from 2.91 inches in Suffern to 3.82 inches in Spring Valley.
March 2010FloodCentral Nyack-Route 59 eastbound at Route 303 south in West Nyack was closed due to flooding.
September 2008Flash FloodCentral Nyack-The westbound Route 59 ramp to southbound Route 303 in West Nyack was closed due to flooding.

Every storm recorded in Rockland 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
West Nyack1.2 miles39
Valley Cottage1.7 miles39
Nyack1.7 miles39
South Nyack1.8 miles39
Upper Nyack1.8 miles39
Blauvelt2.1 miles39
Grand View-on-Hudson2.6 miles39
Bardonia2.7 miles39

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946251. 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.