Harsenville, New York
42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the borough of Manhattan. It lies in ZIP code area 10023. It lies near Great Lawn. The Survey maps it on the Central Park quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1891 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Harsenville
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 12 of 50 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Dakota ApartmentsNational Historic Landmark · listed 1972 · 0.3 miles away
Central ParkNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966 · 0.8 miles away
The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library BuildingNational Historic Landmark · listed 2008 · 0.9 miles away
Harry F. Sinclair HouseNational Historic Landmark · listed 1978 · 0.9 miles away
Central Savings Banklisted 1983 · 0.0 miles away
Beacon Theater and Hotellisted 1982 · 0.1 miles away
Giuseppe Verdi Monumentlisted 1990 · 0.1 miles away
Ansonia Hotellisted 1980 · 0.1 miles away
72nd Street Subway Station (IRT)listed 2004 · 0.1 miles away
Control House on 72nd Streetlisted 1980 · 0.1 miles away
Level Clublisted 1984 · 0.1 miles away
Doriltonlisted 1983 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 42 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.
- 1891 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1898 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500, 16 printings
- 1947 USGS Central Park quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Central Park quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Central Park quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Central Park quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,408 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,408 fires within 5 miles of Harsenville (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 606 acres in total. 98 started naturally. 83 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 | 894 |
| Smoking | 107 |
| Natural | 98 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 83 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 67 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 52 |
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 31 |
| Fireworks | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 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 | Smoking | 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 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Harsenville (historical): 11 occurrences, 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Garnet, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102nd St & 4th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| 155th St & 10th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| 64th St & 10th Ave Stilbite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| 69th/70th Sts & 2nd Ave Deposit | Iron, Garnet, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Heisenbuttles Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | 1897, 1908 | |
| Manhattan Island Occurrence | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| National Gypsum/ Bronx Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pge Occurrence | Palladium, Platinum | Occurrence | ||
| 159th St & 11th Ave Beryl Deposit | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| 49th St & 1st Ave Beryl Deposit | Beryllium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper West Side | 0.6 miles | 42 | |
| Manhattan | 0.8 miles | 42 | |
| San Juan Hill | 0.9 miles | 42 | |
| Seneca Village (historical) | 0.9 miles | 42 | |
| Harbor View Terrace | 1.0 miles | 42 | |
| Clinton | 1.2 miles | 42 | |
| Park West Village | 1.3 miles | 42 | |
| Carnegie Hill | 1.4 miles | 42 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2094831. 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.














