Clifton Park Center, New York
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Clifton Park town. It lies in ZIP code area 12065. The Survey maps it on the Niskayuna quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Clifton Park Center
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 1 record
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 33 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.
- 1893 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1930 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Niskayuna quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
478 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 478 fires within 5 miles of Clifton Park Center between 1992 and 2020, burning about 578 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 93 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 | 239 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 93 |
| Smoking | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 September 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Clifton Park Center: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Pollock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
25 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clifton Park Center in 25 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 20 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | A tree was reported down on Northgate Court in Clifton Park. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | A medium to large tree branch was downed near the corner of Chillmark Turn and Tisdale Lane in Clifton Park. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Clifton Park Center | - | Trained spotter reported quarter size hail near Clifton Park. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | Law Enforcement reported numerous trees down throughout the town of Clifton Park. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | A few trees were downed. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | Several trees were downed on wires and a home on Locust Lane. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | Trees were downed onto wires. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | A tree was downed across a road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | A tree was downed onto a house. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | Trees and wires were downed across a road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | A tree was downed onto a house. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | A tree was downed onto service lines to a residence. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | A tree and wires were downed onto a vehicle near Hemlock Drive and Clifton Park Center Road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | A tree was downed onto a vehicle. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | Several large tree limbs were reported down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | Reports of trees and wires down near Barney Road in Clifton Park. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | Trees were downed in Clifton Park due to thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Clifton Park Center | - | Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm on Route 146 in Clifton Park. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Clifton Park Center | - | Heavy rain from thunderstorms produced flash flooding on Barney Road in Clifton Park. Nearly two inches of rain fell in under an hour. As a result of this heavy rainfall, water entered a business on Barney Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | Trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds along Route 146 in Clifton Park via Facebook. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | A National Weather Service employee estimated a thunderstorm wind gust to 60 mph in Clifton Park. |
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Clifton Park Center | - | Several roads in Clifton Park were reported to have been closed due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | A large tree limb was reported down near Route 146 in Clifton Park due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| December 2008 | Heavy Rain | Clifton Park Center | - | Heavy rain led to widespread ponding of water across southern and central Saratoga County. This was exacerbated by clogged storm drains, which were blocked by ice.||Areas which suffered from the greatest ponding of water included Clifton Park and Malta. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton Park Center | - | Trees and wires were reported down in multiple locations in and near Clifton Park due to strong thunderstorm winds. Some of the reports included trees and wires down near the junction of Routes 146 and 146A in Jonesville, at the intersection of Kinns Road and Twilight Drive, and on Bruno Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagler Corners | 1.4 miles | 33 | |
| Groom Corners | 2.0 miles | 33 | |
| Elnora | 2.4 miles | 32 | |
| Clifton Park | 2.7 miles | 33 | |
| Jonesville | 3.6 miles | 32 | |
| Rexford | 3.6 miles | 33 | |
| Midway Park | 4.0 miles | 31 | |
| Country Knolls | 4.0 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946879. 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.
















