Hawthorne Hill, New York
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Niskayuna town. It lies in ZIP code area 12309. The Survey maps it on the Schenectady quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Hawthorne Hill
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- George Westinghouse Jones Houselisted 2004 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 33 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.
- 1893 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1930 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
713 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 713 fires within 5 miles of Hawthorne Hill between 2000 and 2020, burning about 512 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 168 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 | 343 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 168 |
| Smoking | 61 |
| Natural | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hawthorne Hill: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niskayuna Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Niskayuna Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Verdun Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Verdun Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hawthorne Hill in 17 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawthorne Hill | - | A road was closed due to downed trees on wires. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawthorne Hill | - | A tree was downed onto wires and a fence on Sandra Lane. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawthorne Hill | - | Trees were downed on Rosendale Road. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawthorne Hill | - | A tree was downed across Balltown Road near Bentley Road. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawthorne Hill | - | A large tree downed near Lock 7. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawthorne Hill | - | A tree was downed on Rosendale Road near Mayfield Road blocking one lane. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawthorne Hill | - | A pine tree snapped on Ruffner Road. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawthorne Hill | - | A large tree was downed on Rosendale Road with multiple large limbs down in the vicinity. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Hawthorne Hill | - | Heavy rainfall of 1.41 inches fell in a short period of time. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawthorne Hill | - | A tree was blown onto a house on Pearse Road. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawthorne Hill | - | The Schenectady County emergency manager reported a tree was blown onto a house on East Country Club Drive. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawthorne Hill | - | A large tree was downed on Randall Road in Niskayuna due to thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawthorne Hill | - | Trees and wires were downed on Consaul Road in Niskayuna due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawthorne Hill | - | Trees were reported down, including one on a house, on Ardmore Court in Niskayuna due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Hawthorne Hill | - | A broadcast media meteorologist reported quarter size hail (measured) during a thunderstorm in Niskayuna. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Hawthorne Hill | - | Nickel size hail was reported in Niskayuna during a thunderstorm. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Hawthorne Hill | - | Quarter size hail (measured) was reported during a thunderstorm in Niskayuna. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren Park Homes | 1.0 miles | 33 | |
| Niskayuna | 2.2 miles | 33 | |
| Steinmetz Homes | 2.4 miles | 33 | |
| Schenectady | 3.3 miles | 33 | |
| Carman | 3.4 miles | 33 | |
| Aqueduct | 3.5 miles | 33 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 3.6 miles | 33 | |
| Coldbrook | 3.6 miles | 33 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122541005 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952430. 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.
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.















