BlockHigh Bank, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Saranac town. It lies in ZIP code area 12981. It stands on East Branch Cold Brook. The Survey maps it on the Lyon Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1911 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 75 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1911 USGS Lyon Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1913 USGS Lyon Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1931 USGS Lyon Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1968 USGS Lyon Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
35 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of High Bank between 2004 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. 13 started naturally. None was 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 | 18 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 31 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
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 High Bank: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayburg Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1840, 1841, 1880 | |
| Clayburg Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1844 | |
| Tremblay Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1858, 1880 | |
| Tremblay Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1858 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Clayburg | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Standish | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Redford | 6.0 miles | 18 | |
| Lyon Mountain | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Russia | 7.7 miles | 18 | |
| Hawkeye | 8.0 miles | 18 | |
| Union Falls | 8.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972615. 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.