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Harmon, New York

36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Cortlandt town. It lies in ZIP code area 10520. It lies near Nordica Hill. The Survey maps it on the Haverstraw quadrangle.

Harmon within Westchester County

Then and now

1892 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Harmon, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Harmon, surveyed 1892

On record in Harmon

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 36 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

552 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 552 fires within 5 miles of Harmon between 1993 and 2020, burning about 374 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 40 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/undetermined322
Natural50
Arson/incendiarism40
Smoking39
Debris and open burning34
Recreation and ceremony29
Equipment and vehicle use26
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
4 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
30 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Westchester County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Harmon: 16 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Emery, Clay, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Nelson Property DepositCorundumProspect
Ossining AreaVanadium, LeadOccurrenceVanadinite
Peekskill AreaTitanium, Metal, Iron, AluminumOccurrence
Peekskill Area ProspectTitanium, Aluminum, IronProspect
Sing Sing Ag MineLead, Silver, Iron, CopperPast Producer
Sing Sing Silver MineLead, Copper, Silver, Iron, Chromium, Phosphorus-PhosphatesPast ProducerChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Silver
Sparta Copper DepositCopper, LeadOccurrence
Haverstraw QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Haverstraw QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Clay Pit No. Hl-006ClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Westchester County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Croton-on-Hudson0.6 miles36
Mount Airy1.2 miles36
Crotonville1.2 miles40
Mariandale2.0 miles40
Glendale2.1 miles40
Woodybrook2.4 miles36
Chimney Corners2.4 miles36
Oscawana2.5 miles36

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973883. 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.