Hudson Heights, New York
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Poughkeepsie City. It lies in ZIP code area 12601. It stands on Fall Kill. The Survey maps it on the Poughkeepsie quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1995The 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.


Compare 1893 against another survey:
On record in Hudson Heights
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 12 of 58 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
CLEARWATER (Sloop)listed 2004 · 0.3 miles away
Union Street Historic Districtlisted 1971 · 0.4 miles away
Church of the Holy Comforterlisted 1972 · 0.4 miles away
Harlow Rowlisted 1982 · 0.5 miles away
Adriance Memorial Librarylisted 1982 · 0.5 miles away
Poughkeepsie Railroad Stationlisted 1976 · 0.5 miles away
Market Street Rowlisted 1982 · 0.5 miles away
Eastman Terracelisted 1982 · 0.5 miles away
Hasbrouck Houselisted 1982 · 0.5 miles away
Young Men's Christian Associationlisted 1982 · 0.5 miles away
Amrita Clublisted 1982 · 0.6 miles away
Garfield Place Historic Districtlisted 1972 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 35 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 Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1903 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1936 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
588 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 588 fires within 5 miles of Hudson Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 513 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 75 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 | 320 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 75 |
| Smoking | 65 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Natural | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Smoking | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Hudson Heights: 13 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probably Borrow Pits of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated Material | Clay, Stone | Past Producer | Chert | |
| Sandstone Rock Quarry No. Hj-010 | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Sandstone | |
| Clintondale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Milton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Probably Borrow Pit of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated Material | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | Chert | |
| Probably Borrow Pit of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated Material | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | Chert | |
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poughkeepsie | 1.0 miles | 35 | |
| Fairview | 1.9 miles | 35 | |
| Arlington | 2.3 miles | 35 | |
| The Gables | 3.2 miles | 35 | |
| Spackenkill | 3.4 miles | 35 | |
| Rudco | 3.5 miles | 35 | |
| Van Keurens | 3.8 miles | 35 | |
| Shady Brook | 3.9 miles | 34 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2361251. 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.













