BlockHale Eddy, New York
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Deposit town. It lies in ZIP code area 13783. It lies near Hungry Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Deposit quadrangle.
Then and now
1924 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 61 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
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1924 USGS Deposit quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS Deposit quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Deposit quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Deposit quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Hale Eddy between 2006 and 2020, burning about 34 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 June 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 May 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 May 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hale Eddy in 6 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 4 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Flood | Hale Eddy | $2,000,000 | Moderate flooding occurred on the West Branch Delaware River near Hale Eddy, NY. The river gauge located near Hale Eddy crested at 14.71 feet on September 8, 2011 at 10:45 AM. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Hale Eddy | $650,000 | Heavy rain caused flash flooding and damage to roads and culverts and storm drain systems. Some of the harder hit areas included Hamden which experienced Bridge damage, and the town of Deposit. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Hale Eddy | $50,000 | Several streams were out of their banks and affecting roads and homes in the towns of Hancock and Colchester. Precautionary evacuations of several residents occurred. |
| December 2020 | Flash Flood | Hale Eddy | $10,000 | Severe flooding was occurring in several places along Laurel Creek and Roods Creek Road in the towns of Deposit and Tompkins. Road closures taking place. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Hale Eddy | $2,000 | Flash flooding reported on State Route 17 causing a slowdown in travel. Nearby creeks also flooding. |
| June 2006 | Flood | Hale Eddy | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Stilesville | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Hancock | 6.4 miles | 24 | |
| Hambletville | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Cadosia | 6.4 miles | 24 | |
| Kerry Siding | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| Kerryville | 7.8 miles | 18 | |
| Apex | 8.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952013. 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.
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.