Clinton Park, New York
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in East Greenbush town. It lies in ZIP code area 12144. It lies near Rysedorph Hill. The Survey maps it on the East Greenbush 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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 31 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 Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1925 USGS Troy quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS East Greenbush quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS East Greenbush quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
932 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 932 fires within 5 miles of Clinton Park between 1993 and 2020, burning about 743 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 176 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 | 574 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 176 |
| Debris and open burning | 45 |
| Natural | 44 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Clinton Park: 5 producers, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Hill Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Albany Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Castleton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Albany Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Albany Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselaer Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselear Clay Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clinton Park in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2022: 1 flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton Park | - | Several trees and power lines were downed on the lower end of the City of Rensselaer. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Clinton Park | - | Amateur radio reported quarter size hail fell in Rensselaer, which covered the ground. |
| August 2011 | Flood | Clinton Park | - | Major flooding occurred on the Hudson River at Troy and Albany with minor flooding at Waterford at the Lock 1C dam. ||The Troy river gage located about 1 mile north of Route 7 exceeded its 21.5 foot flood stage 5:21 pm EST August 28th, its 24 foot moderate flood stage at 2:06 am August 29th, its 27 foot major flood stage at 2:30 pm, it crested at 27.05 feet at 3:15 pm, and dropped below its flood stage 12:37 pm August 30th.||The Albany river gage located on right bank 0.1 miles upstream from bridge on U.S. Highways 9 and 20 in Albany exceeded its 11 foot flood stage at 11:12 pm EST August 28th, its 13 foot moderate flood stage at 6:50 am August 29th, its 15 foot major flood stage 3:26 pm, it crested at 15.40 feet at 6:15 pm August 29th, and dropped below flood stage at 6:44 am August 30th. ||The Rensselaer County Emergency Management Office requested voluntary evacuations for parts of the City of Troy due to flooding from the Hudson River for|the neighborhoods between Ferry Street (Route 2) and the Menands Bridge (Route 378) from the Hudson River east to Fourth Street (Route 4) in South Troy and the area between 112th Street and 126th Street from the Hudson River to 5th Avenue in Lanisngbugh (North Troy). Numerous homes and businesses were flooded in downtown Troy including Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. ||The Dunn Memorial Bridge eastbound ramp to Routes 9 and 20 was closed due to flooding from 10:45 am August 29th to midday on Augsut 30th. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Manor | 0.2 miles | 31 | |
| Clinton Heights | 0.5 miles | 31 | |
| Hampton Park | 0.7 miles | 31 | |
| Prospect Heights | 0.8 miles | 31 | |
| Couse | 1.4 miles | 31 | |
| Sherwood Park | 1.5 miles | 31 | |
| Rensselaer | 1.5 miles | 32 | |
| Van Allen Park | 2.4 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946893. 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.














