Fort Hamilton, New York
43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the borough of Brooklyn. It lies in ZIP code area 11209. The Survey maps it on The Narrows quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1898 against another survey:
On record in Fort Hamilton
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 5 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Bay Ridge Reformed Churchlisted 2020 · 0.7 miles away
Senator Street Historic Districtlisted 2002 · 0.8 miles away- Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadranglelisted 1974 · 0.7 miles away
- Brooklyn VA Hospital Historic Districtlisted 2022 · 0.9 miles away
- Saitta Houselisted 2007 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 43 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.
- 1898 USGS Staten Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Passaic quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Staten Island quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1905 USGS Passaic quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Passaic quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS The Narrows quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS The Narrows quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS The Narrows quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS The Narrows quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,812 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,812 fires within 5 miles of Fort Hamilton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 746 acres in total. 150 started naturally. 146 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 | 1233 |
| Natural | 150 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 146 |
| Smoking | 104 |
| Debris and open burning | 62 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 48 |
| Fireworks | 34 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2014 | Smoking | 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 2003 | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Fort Hamilton: 3 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N L Industries/ Brooklyn. N.Y. | Lead | Unknown | ||
| Roosevelt Metal/ Brooklyn, N.Y. | Lead | Unknown | ||
| Cooper & Hewitt Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| D Smith Steel/ Brooklyn, N.Y. | Iron | Unknown | ||
| New Dorp Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyker Heights | 1.3 miles | 43 | |
| Bay Ridge | 1.4 miles | 40 | |
| Bath Beach | 1.8 miles | 43 | |
| New Utrecht | 2.0 miles | 36 | |
| Borough Park | 2.2 miles | 37 | |
| Bensonhurst | 2.4 miles | 36 | |
| Parkville | 3.1 miles | 37 | |
| Seagate | 3.2 miles | 43 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972492. 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.
















