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.
Then and now
1892 to 1986The 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.


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.
Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel Number 15listed 2001 · 0.3 miles away
Mount Moor African-American Cemeterylisted 1994 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 39 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.
- 1892 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1902 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1937 USGS Nyack quadrangle1:24000
- 1937 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Nyack quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Nyack quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Nyack quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Nyack quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Nyack quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
1,849 since 2000Regional 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/undetermined | 1131 |
| Smoking | 287 |
| Natural | 117 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 112 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 81 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparkill Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sparkill Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| West Nyack Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| West Nyack Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2008Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Lightning | Central Nyack | 1 hurt | A 45 year old man was struck by lightning at the Tilcon Rock Quarry in West Nyack. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Nyack | $1,000 | Tree down on NY 59 eastbound between West Street in Hillburn and Chestnut Street. |
| December 2023 | Flash Flood | Central Nyack | - | Flooding and road closure on NY 303 in both directions in Clarkstown. |
| December 2023 | Flash Flood | Central Nyack | - | Flooding and road closure on NY 303 both directions in area on NY 59. All lanes closed. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Central Nyack | - | Route 59 east and westbound all lanes closed due to flooding between Rt 303 and Palisades Center Drive. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Central Nyack | - | The ramp from Route 303 to westbound Route 59 in Central Nyack was closed due to flooding with a car stranded. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Central Nyack | - | State Highway 303 was closed southbound near Greenbush Rd. in Blauvelt and northbound near Bobby Ln. in Central Nyack due to flooding. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Central 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 2011 | Flood | Central Nyack | - | Route 303 in West Nyack was closed due to flooding with one vehicle stranded in flood waters. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Central 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 2010 | Flood | Central Nyack | - | Route 59 eastbound at Route 303 south in West Nyack was closed due to flooding. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Central Nyack | - | The westbound Route 59 ramp to southbound Route 303 in West Nyack was closed due to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Nyack | 1.2 miles | 39 | |
| Valley Cottage | 1.7 miles | 39 | |
| Nyack | 1.7 miles | 39 | |
| South Nyack | 1.8 miles | 39 | |
| Upper Nyack | 1.8 miles | 39 | |
| Blauvelt | 2.1 miles | 39 | |
| Grand View-on-Hudson | 2.6 miles | 39 | |
| Bardonia | 2.7 miles | 39 |
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.















