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Dunwoodie, New York

42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Yonkers City. It lies in ZIP code area 10704. It lies near Valentine Hill. The Survey maps it on the Mount Vernon quadrangle.

Dunwoodie within Westchester County

Then and now

1891 to 1995

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Dunwoodie, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Dunwoodie, surveyed 1891

Compare 1891 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 42 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

1,382 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,382 fires within 5 miles of Dunwoodie between 2000 and 2020, burning about 641 acres in total. 88 started naturally. 94 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/undetermined956
Arson/incendiarism94
Recreation and ceremony90
Natural88
Smoking75
Equipment and vehicle use34
Debris and open burning24
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Other causes6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Railroad operations and maintenance3

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 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
9 September 2015Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Westchester County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dunwoodie: 3 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Tellurium, Selenium. 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
(Facility) Laurel Hill RefineryCopper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Tellurium, Selenium, Palladium, PlatinumPlant
Star Sand and Gravel Inc. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hickory Lane QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1890
Taverniere & JohnsonStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1897, 1908

Every working recorded in Westchester County

Storms near this place

23 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dunwoodie in 23 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 10 thunderstorm wind, 9 flash flood, 3 hail, 1 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2011Thunderstorm WindDunwoodie$10,000A large tree was reported down on Fillmore Street, with many other trees reported down across the remainder of Yonkers.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindDunwoodie$7,000Several trees down across the area, including Central Avenue at Tuckahoe Road, Amackassin Terrace at Eastview Avenue, 1020 Warburton Avenue, and 331 Somerville Place.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindDunwoodie$5,000Numerous trees and branches were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindDunwoodie$5,000The Saw Mill River Parkway was closed due to downed trees.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindDunwoodie$5,000Two large trees and wires were reported down on Parkhill Avenue. Trees were also reported down on Yonkers Avenue and the Saw Mill Parkway.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindDunwoodie$3,000Downed power lines reported in Yonkers.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindDunwoodie$3,000Wires and trees were downed on Northview Terrace.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindDunwoodie$2,000Multiple trees were reported down along Riverdale Avenue.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindDunwoodie$1,000A tree was reported down at the intersection of Rumsey Road and Spruce Street.
August 2008HailDunwoodie$250Very large hail, hen-egg sized, in South Yonkers, completely destroyed a garden.
September 2023Flash FloodDunwoodie-Flooding reported by DOT with road closure due to flooding on the Saw Mill Parkway at Exit 4A at Rumsey Road in Yonkers.
December 2023Flash FloodDunwoodie-Video of palmer road flooded in the Bronx. Road impassable.
September 2021Flash FloodDunwoodie-Ashburton Avenue in Yonkers was closed near the Saw Mill River Parkway due to flooding.
July 2021Flash FloodDunwoodie-The Saw Mill River Parkway was closed due to flooding southbound at McLean Avenue in Riverdale.
September 2021Flash FloodDunwoodie-All lanes were closed in both directions on the Cross County Parkway in Yonkers due to flooding.
April 2014FloodDunwoodie-A mudslide occurred near the Glenwood Metro North Train Station in Yonkers as a result of the heavy rain. Storm total rainfall amounts reported across the county ranged from 2.85 inches in Peekskill to 5.28 inches in Bronxville.
June 2011Flash FloodDunwoodie-The eastbound Cross County Pkwy was closed at the Saw Mill River Pkwy. in Yonkers.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindDunwoodie-A trained spotter estimated wind gusts in excess of 60 MPH.
July 2009HailDunwoodie-Golf ball size hail was reported by a trained spotter.
July 2009HailDunwoodie-Penny size hail was reported.
August 2008Flash FloodDunwoodie-The southbound Saw Mill River Pkwy. was closed at Cross County Pkwy. in Yonkers due to flooding.
August 2008Flash FloodDunwoodie-The Saw Mill River Pkwy. near McLean Ave. in Yonkers was closed due to flooding.
September 2008Flash FloodDunwoodie-Warburton Ave. near Arthur St. in Yonkers was closed due to flooding.

Every storm recorded in Westchester 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
Dunwoodie Heights0.3 miles42
Empire Park0.6 miles42
Gunther Park0.7 miles42
Lincoln Heights0.8 miles42
Gramatan Hills1.0 miles42
Lawrence Park1.2 miles42
Bryn Mawr Park1.2 miles42
Moorelands1.2 miles42

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 948820. 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.