Karlsfeld, New York
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Albany City. It lies in ZIP code area 12208. It stands on Krum Kill. The Survey maps it on the Albany quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 101 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:
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 32 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 Albany quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1895 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1927 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Albany quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Albany quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Albany quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,080 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,080 fires within 5 miles of Karlsfeld between 2000 and 2020, burning about 842 acres in total. 49 started naturally. 127 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 | 733 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 127 |
| Smoking | 56 |
| Natural | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 5,330 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 5,330 specimens collected within 10 miles of Karlsfeld between 1760 and 1975: 2,970 Animalia, 1,496 Fungi, 798 Plantae, 34 Unrecorded, 18 Chromista, 12 Protozoa, 2 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A. A. Heller and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Diplodia crataegi Fuckel | 1895 | Charles E. Fairman | |
![]() | Cephalozia media Lindb. | 1898 | Charles H. Peck | near Albany |
![]() | Coniothyrium Corda, 1840 | 1899 | not recorded | |
![]() | Hemaris thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | 1760 | W.W. Hill | |
![]() | Monotropa procera Torr. | 1817 | E. James | Near Albany |
| Fontinalis duriaei Schimp. | 1825 | H. H. Eaton | ||
![]() | Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Apocynum cannabinum L. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Asclepias exaltata L. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
All 5,330 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Karlsfeld: 2 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Hill Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Albany Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Albany Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselaer Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselear Clay Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Karlsfeld in 7 storm reports between 2016 and 2022: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karlsfeld | - | A large tree was downed on Hartman Road in the City of Albany. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karlsfeld | - | Trees and wires were downed near Normanskill. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karlsfeld | - | Multiple trees downed near the intersection of New Scotland Ave and Hartman Road. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karlsfeld | - | Wires were downed. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karlsfeld | - | A tree with numerous limbs and branches was downed on Hartman Road in Albany. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Karlsfeld | - | Multiple trees were downed at the intersection of New Scotland and Hartman Roads. One large tree crushed a wooden fence. |
| February 2016 | Flood | Karlsfeld | - | Krumkill Road near the Albany-Bethlehem border was closed due to impacts from heavy rainfall. According to local newspaper media, the road was closed when officials noticed a sinkhole on the upstream shoulder, cracks running parallel to the road and a failing bank around a utility pole on the downstream side. A preliminary investigation by a consultant determined the culvert failure was severe, and they recommended not reopening the road until it is replaced. The road was scheduled to remain closed for at least several months. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bethlehem | 1.5 miles | 32 | |
| Slingerlands | 1.8 miles | 32 | |
| Delmar | 1.9 miles | 33 | |
| Elsmere | 2.3 miles | 33 | |
| McKownville | 2.4 miles | 32 | |
| Normansville | 2.6 miles | 32 | |
| Westmere | 3.2 miles | 32 | |
| Roessleville | 3.7 miles | 32 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122557544 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 954385. 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.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
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.


























