East Ridge, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Saratoga Springs City. It lies in ZIP code area 12866. It stands on Kayaderosseras Creek. The Survey maps it on the Quaker Springs quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 89 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
12 surveys from 27 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.
- 1900 USGS Schuylerville quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1934 USGS Quaker Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1940 USGS Schuylerville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Schuylerville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Schuylerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Quaker Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
226 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 226 fires within 5 miles of East Ridge between 1994 and 2020, burning about 194 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 18 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 | 104 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Saratoga National Historical Park | GROZNIAK |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 18 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of East Ridge: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Dolomite, Quartz, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Jamaica Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Maple Ave Quarry | Dolomite, Quartz | Producer | 1925 | |
| Normanskill Grits | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1885, 1925 | |
| Railroad Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1877, 1925 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waters Edge | 0.3 miles | 27 | |
| Woodlands | 0.3 miles | 27 | |
| Interlaken | 0.6 miles | 27 | |
| Saratoga Lake | 0.7 miles | 27 | |
| Regatta View | 1.0 miles | 27 | |
| Gilbert Corners | 1.3 miles | 27 | |
| Cedar Bluffs | 1.4 miles | 27 | |
| Beacon Hill | 1.7 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2435511. 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.











