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Clark Point, New York

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Henderson town. It lies in ZIP code area 13650. The Survey maps it on the Stony Point quadrangle.

Clark Point within Jefferson County

Then and now

1895 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Clark Point, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Clark Point, surveyed 1895

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 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

33 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Clark Point between 2002 and 2020, burning about 20 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined18
Arson/incendiarism6
Natural5
Smoking3
Debris and open burning1

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
2 September 2018Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 August 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 August 2016Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
4 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Clark Point: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Rural Hill PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Rural Hill PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Jefferson 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
Hungerford Corners2.6 miles21
Jefferson Park4.2 miles21
Henderson Harbor4.5 miles21
Henderson4.9 miles21
Rural Hill5.5 miles21
Woodville7.4 miles21
North Landing7.6 miles19
Roberts Corner7.9 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946773. 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.