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.
Then and now
1892 to 1986The 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.


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.
Van Cortlandt ManorNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966 · 1.0 miles away
Underhill-Acker Houselisted 2017 · 0.4 miles away
Asbury United Methodist Church and Bethel Chapel and Cemeterylisted 2000 · 0.5 miles away
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church Complexlisted 2006 · 0.5 miles away
Croton North Railroad Stationlisted 1987 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 36 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.
- 1892 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1902 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1937 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS Haverstraw quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Haverstraw quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Haverstraw quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Haverstraw quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Haverstraw quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
552 since 1993Regional 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/undetermined | 322 |
| Natural | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Smoking | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Property Deposit | Corundum | Prospect | ||
| Ossining Area | Vanadium, Lead | Occurrence | Vanadinite | |
| Peekskill Area | Titanium, Metal, Iron, Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Peekskill Area Prospect | Titanium, Aluminum, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Sing Sing Ag Mine | Lead, Silver, Iron, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Sing Sing Silver Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Iron, Chromium, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Silver | |
| Sparta Copper Deposit | Copper, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Haverstraw Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Haverstraw Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hl-006 | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croton-on-Hudson | 0.6 miles | 36 | |
| Mount Airy | 1.2 miles | 36 | |
| Crotonville | 1.2 miles | 40 | |
| Mariandale | 2.0 miles | 40 | |
| Glendale | 2.1 miles | 40 | |
| Woodybrook | 2.4 miles | 36 | |
| Chimney Corners | 2.4 miles | 36 | |
| Oscawana | 2.5 miles | 36 |
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.














