East Line, New York
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Ballston town. It lies in ZIP code area 12020. The Survey maps it on the Round Lake 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
16 surveys from 32 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 Round Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
288 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 288 fires within 5 miles of East Line between 1995 and 2020, burning about 260 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 43 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 | 128 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 September 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of East Line: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqueduct Schenectady Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Milton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Round Lake Clay Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Line in 12 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Hail | East Line | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail mixed in with pea sized stones near Round Lake. |
| September 2023 | Hail | East Line | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Malta Gardens Trailer. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Line | - | A tree was downed onto a house on Lakeside Avenue in the Town of Malta. |
| September 2021 | Hail | East Line | - | Nickel size hail was reported on Coronado Way. |
| August 2019 | Flood | East Line | - | The left lane on the Northway between exit 11 and exit 12 was closed due to flooding. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Line | - | The National Weather Service team conducted a storm survey of impacts from a severe thunderstorm. The team confirmed a microburst occurred in an area roughly bounded by Ruhle Road on the west and Route 9 on the east. The area of greatest damage, and strongest winds, was located on the east side of the Northway in the Malta Gardens and Woodfield communities. Here, several large hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted. Some of those trees landed on homes and cars. No direct wind damage to homes or businesses was observed. Based on the degree of damage, wind speeds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Line | - | A concentrated area of wind damage impacted the Travers Meadows subdivision in Malta. Several houses sustained shingle and siding damage. A basketball hoop and metal sign were bent. In the vicinity of Cramer Road, extensive tree damage occurred and a newly framed home collapsed. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Line | - | Local fire department reported trees and wires down. |
| June 2017 | Hail | East Line | - | A trained spotter reported golfball size hail during a thunderstorm in the town of Malta. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Line | - | Several reports of trees down across Eastline Road between Route 67 and East High Street. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Line | - | Trees were reported down on Route 67 in the town of Ballston due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2019 | Hail | East Line | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood Estates | 0.3 miles | 32 | |
| Marvin Woods | 0.8 miles | 32 | |
| Skipper Hill Farm | 1.1 miles | 32 | |
| Tomaselli Estates | 1.5 miles | 32 | |
| Covered Wagon Court | 1.7 miles | 32 | |
| Oakwood Terrace | 1.7 miles | 32 | |
| Malta Gardens | 1.8 miles | 32 | |
| Carpenters Acres | 1.8 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949159. 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.















