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Highland, New York

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Lloyd town. It lies in ZIP code area 12528. It stands on Twaalfskill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Poughkeepsie quadrangle.

Highland within Ulster County

Then and now

1893 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 102 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Highland, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Highland, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

On record in Highland

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 3 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 35 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

542 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 542 fires within 5 miles of Highland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 485 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 72 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/undetermined303
Arson/incendiarism72
Smoking59
Debris and open burning30
Natural24
Misuse of fire by a minor20
Equipment and vehicle use18
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Recreation and ceremony3
Other causes2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2015Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2007Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2005Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ulster County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Highland: 12 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Limestone Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Probably Borrow Pits of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated MaterialClay, StonePast ProducerChert
Sandstone Rock Quarry No. Hj-010Stone, DimensionPast ProducerSandstone
Clintondale PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Milton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Probably Borrow Pit of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated MaterialStone, ClayPast ProducerChert
Probably Borrow Pit of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated MaterialStone, ClayPast ProducerChert
Borrow PitStone, ClayPast Producer
Borrow PitStone, ClayPast Producer
Borrow PitsStone, ClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Ulster County

Storms near this place

29 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Highland in 29 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 21 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 death. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2009LightningHighland1 killedA man was in the backyard of his home wrapping up an extension cord when lightning either struck the ground near him or the cord.
July 1997LightningHighland$250,000no account filed
December 2023FloodHighland$5,000Route 9W had partial lane closures between Highland and the Ulster/Orange County line due to flooding.
November 2010Thunderstorm WindHighland$2,000A tree was reported down on a house in Milton due to strong thunderstorm winds.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindHighland$500no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHighland-Wires were down near Vineyard Avenue and Reservoir Road.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHighland-A tree was down on Tano Drive.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHighland-A tree was down on the road near Christopher Avenue and Bell Drive.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHighland-A tree was down on the road near River Road and Bellevue Road.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHighland-A tree was down on Fair Street.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHighland-Wires were down on Bell Drive.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHighland-A tree was down on Salk Drive.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHighland-A tree was down on the road near Mile Hill Road and Ransom Road.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHighland-A tree was down on Commercial Avenue Extension.
December 2023FloodHighland-US Route 44 was closed in both directions between Reservoir Road and Van Wagner Road.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindHighland-The public reported a large tree limb down.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindHighland-Powerlines were downed near the Hamlet of Highland.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindHighland-Trees and wires were downed.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindHighland-Trees and wires were downed.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindHighland-Trees and wires were downed in the Highland area.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindHighland-Trees, wires, and poles were downed on Orchard Road in Milton.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindHighland-Trees and wires were downed on River Road in Highland.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindHighland-Trees and wires were reported down in Highland due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindHighland-Trees were downed and on a house due to thunderstorm winds in Highland.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindHighland-Trees and wires were down and across Routes 44 & 55 in Highland due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2013HailHighland-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm 1 mile south of Highland.
August 2011FloodHighland-The Twaalfskill Creek overflowed its banks into the town of Highland, with water washing over Vineyard Avenue.
July 2006HailHighland-A trained spotter reported that nickle-sized hail occurred, in Highland.
June 2006HailHighland-A trained spotter reported penny-sized hail in Highland.

Every storm recorded in Ulster County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Highland Landing0.7 miles35
Oakes2.3 miles35
Lloyd2.6 miles25
Baileys Gap2.9 miles25
Elting Corners4.2 miles25
Milton4.2 miles35
West Park5.1 miles30
Clintondale5.2 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952773. 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.