BlockFurniss, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Oswego town. It lies in ZIP code area 13126. It lies near Bunker Hill. The Survey maps it on the Oswego West quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 85 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
8 surveys from 24 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 Oswego quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1943 USGS Oswego West quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Oswego West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Oswego quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
171 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of Furniss between 2000 and 2020, burning about 116 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 25 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 | 103 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Furniss: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Erie Street Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswego Center | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Southwest Oswego | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| North Hannibal | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Pember Corners | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Minetto | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Fruit Valley | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Seneca Hill | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Lewis Corners | 3.9 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972523. 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.