BlockKerry Siding, New York
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Tompkins town. It lies in ZIP code area 13783. It lies near Dufton Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Cannonsville Reservoir quadrangle.
Then and now
1924 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 61 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
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1924 USGS Deposit quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS Deposit quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Deposit quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Cannonsville Reservoir quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Kerry Siding between 2005 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. 6 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 June 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 May 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 May 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.2 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 Kerry Siding: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompkins Bluestone Quarry. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Thompkins Bluestone Quarry. | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Willis Hankins Bluestone | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Willis Hawkins Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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.
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 Q122568503 | 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 954556. 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.