BlockHector, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hector town. It lies in ZIP code area 14841. It stands on Sawmill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lodi quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
On record in Hector
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 1 record
First Presbyterian Church of Hectorlisted 2001
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 23 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.
- 1902 USGS Ovid quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1942 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
95 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Hector between 1992 and 2020, burning about 100 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 8 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 | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hector: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcangeli Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Haring Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Searsburg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hector in 15 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Hector | $75,000 | Many roads flooded and damaged by severe flash flooding. People trapped in homes with rescues underway. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hector | $30,000 | A severe thunderstorm moved through the county during the afternoon. Numerous trees and telephone poles were blown down with damage to roofing and siding occurring in Hector and Mecklenburg at 3:00 pm EDT. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hector | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hector | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hector | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hector | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in Hector. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hector | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees in Hector. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hector | $2,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in a tree being knocked over on State Route 227. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hector | - | Emergency management reported damage to trees and a garage caused by thunderstorm winds approximately 3 miles north of Hector. A National Weather Service survey found evidence of a microburst with localized eddy swirling due to layout of property. The free standing one car garage was lifted and moved approximately 4 feet to the southeast of its original location. The damage to the garage indicated estimated wind speeds of 60 to 70 mph. Scattered trees around the property were uprooted mostly in a northwest to southeast orientation. There may have been some local swirling of the wind gust due to the "concave" nature of the property which was a yard cut into a densely forested area. Small branches were down around the property and across the street. The home owner stated she heard a couple rumbles of thunder...then the wind, rain and damage occurred simultaneously (on the front flank of the storm), and lasted a minute or less. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hector | - | Thunderstorm winds brought down a tree limb in Hector. Some basement flooding was also reported. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Hector | - | A very slow moving thunderstorm dumped torrential rains across central and eastern sections of the county during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Several roads were closed due to high water conditions, including county route 5 and State route 414 in the town of Hector. Thunderstorms dissipated by late in the evening and water levels receded allowing roads to reopen after 900 pm EDT. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Hector | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Hector | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Hector | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hector | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valois | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Logan | 2.5 miles | 30 | |
| Burdett | 5.7 miles | 30 | |
| Gabriels Junction | 5.7 miles | 30 | |
| East Steamburg | 5.7 miles | 23 | |
| Reading Center | 5.8 miles | 30 | |
| Reynoldsville | 5.9 miles | 30 | |
| Bennettsburg | 6.1 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 974022. 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.