Highland-on-the-Lake, New York
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Evans town. It lies in ZIP code area 14047. It stands on Eighteenmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eden quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1905 against another survey:
On record in Highland-on-the-Lake
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.
Grayclifflisted 1998 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1905 USGS Eden quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Eden quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Eden quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Eden quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Eden quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
156 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Highland-on-the-Lake between 2000 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 11 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 | 87 |
| Natural | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Highland-on-the-Lake in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland On The Lake | $2,000 | A tree was downed on a home along Lake Shore Road in the town of Evans. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Walden Cliffs | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| North Evans | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Lake View | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Jerusalem Corners | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Pinehurst | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Weyer | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Clifton Heights | 3.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952790. 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.
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.









