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Dunsbach Ferry, New York

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Colonie town. It lies in ZIP code area 12047. It stands on Delphus Kill. The Survey maps it on the Niskayuna quadrangle.

Dunsbach Ferry within Albany County

Then and now

1893 to 1989

The 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 sheet of Dunsbach Ferry, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Dunsbach Ferry, surveyed 1893

On record in Dunsbach Ferry

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 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 33 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

923 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 923 fires within 5 miles of Dunsbach Ferry between 1999 and 2020, burning about 785 acres in total. 51 started naturally. 166 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/undetermined527
Arson/incendiarism166
Smoking71
Natural51
Debris and open burning45
Equipment and vehicle use27
Misuse of fire by a minor21
Recreation and ceremony7
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Railroad operations and maintenance4

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
9 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Albany County

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 3,825 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 3,825 specimens collected within 10 miles of Dunsbach Ferry between 1760 and 1975: 1,955 Animalia, 1,264 Fungi, 547 Plantae, 34 Unrecorded, 15 Chromista, 6 Bacteria, 4 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A. Clapp and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Diplodia crataegi FuckelDiplodia crataegi Fuckel1895Charles E. Fairman
Specimen of Phyllosticta limitata PeckPhyllosticta limitata Peck1899P.L. Huested
Specimen of Podosphaera oxyacanthae (DC.) de BaryPodosphaera oxyacanthae (DC.) de Bary1899P.L. Huested
A photograph of the species Hemaris thysbe, not of this specimenHemaris thysbe Fabricius, 17751760W.W. Hill
A photograph of the species Carex vestita, not of this specimenCarex vestita Willd.1811P. D. KnieskernNear Schenectady.
A photograph of the species Monotropa procera, not of this specimenMonotropa procera Torr.1817E. JamesNear Albany
Fontinalis duriaei Schimp.1825H. H. Eaton
Geastrum hygrometricum Pers.1827H. H. EatonTroy
A photograph of the species Acalypha rhomboidea, not of this specimenAcalypha rhomboidea Raf.1828J. HallTroy
A photograph of the species Alnus serrulata, not of this specimenAlnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd.1828J. HallTroy
A photograph of the species Apocynum androsaemifolium, not of this specimenApocynum androsaemifolium L.1828J. HallTroy
A photograph of the species Apocynum cannabinum, not of this specimenApocynum cannabinum L.1828J. HallTroy

All 3,825 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Dunsbach Ferry: 11 producers, 8 past producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Bloating Material. 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
CohoesBloating MaterialProducerSedimentary
Cohoes MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Cohoes Mine and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Fannucci & Sons Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Fort Ferry PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Fort Ferry PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pollock PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pollock PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Cohoes Clay PitClayProducer
Cohoes Clay PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Albany 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
Boght Corners0.9 miles31
Crescent Station1.3 miles31
Mohawk View1.8 miles33
Whitney Estates2.6 miles33
Latham3.1 miles32
Verdoy3.2 miles33
Cohoes3.2 miles31
Shakers4.6 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 948818. 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.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

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.