Clinton, New York
42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the borough of Manhattan. It lies in ZIP code area 10019. The Survey maps it on the Central Park quadrangle.
Then and now
1891 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Clinton
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 12 of 56 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
USS EDSON (DD-946)National Historic Landmark · listed 1990 · 0.3 miles away
USS INTREPID (aircraft carrier)National Historic Landmark · listed 1986 · 0.4 miles away
McGraw-Hill BuildingNational Historic Landmark · listed 1980 · 0.5 miles away
Carnegie HallNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966 · 0.7 miles away
Town HallNational Historic Landmark · listed 1980 · 0.8 miles away
Rockefeller CenterNational Historic Landmark · listed 1987 · 0.9 miles away
New York Yacht ClubNational Historic Landmark · listed 1982 · 0.9 miles away
New York Public LibraryNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966 · 1.0 miles away
Hotel Gerardlisted 1983 · 0.2 miles away
Emerson, Thelisted 2009 · 0.3 miles away
US Post Office-Old Chelsea Stationlisted 1989 · 0.3 miles away
Actors Templelisted 2005 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 42 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.
- 1891 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1898 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500, 16 printings
- 1947 USGS Central Park quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Central Park quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Central Park quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Central Park quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,157 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,157 fires within 5 miles of Clinton between 1995 and 2020, burning about 587 acres in total. 82 started naturally. 79 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 | 716 |
| Smoking | 82 |
| Natural | 82 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 79 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 63 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Fireworks | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
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 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Clinton: 8 occurrences, 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Manganese, Garnet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102nd St & 4th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| 49th St & 1st Ave Beryl Deposit | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| 64th St & 10th Ave Stilbite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| 69th/70th Sts & 2nd Ave Deposit | Iron, Garnet, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| General Metallic Oxides/Jersey City | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Heisenbuttles Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | 1897, 1908 | |
| Manhattan Island Occurrence | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| 2nd St & 4th Ave Siderite Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| 55th/56th Sts & 3rd Ave Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| 85th/86th Sts, 9th/10th Aves Dep. | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor View Terrace | 0.2 miles | 42 | |
| San Juan Hill | 0.5 miles | 42 | |
| Hell's Kitchen | 0.6 miles | 42 | |
| Harsenville (historical) | 1.2 miles | 42 | |
| Penn Station South | 1.2 miles | 37 | |
| Chelsea | 1.4 miles | 40 | |
| Murray Hill | 1.4 miles | 37 | |
| Rose Hill | 1.7 miles | 37 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2083187. 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.














