Lake Sunnyside, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Queensbury town. It lies in ZIP code area 12804. The Survey maps it on the Glens Falls quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 94 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
12 surveys from 27 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.
- 1895 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1938 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
448 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 448 fires within 5 miles of Lake Sunnyside between 1992 and 2020, burning about 389 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 74 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 | 201 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 74 |
| Smoking | 58 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Natural | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
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 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 26 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Lake Sunnyside: 11 producers, 8 past producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Lumber & Lime Company Quarry | Limestone, General, Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | 1882, 1975 | |
| Chestertown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Glen Falls Quarry & Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Chestertown Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Glens Falls Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Glens Falls Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jointa Stone Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Chesterton Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elms Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida Corners | 0.5 miles | 29 | |
| Queensbury | 1.3 miles | 28 | |
| Paradise Beach | 2.7 miles | 27 | |
| French Mountain | 3.2 miles | 27 | |
| Glens Falls | 4.4 miles | 27 | |
| Crosbyside | 4.4 miles | 29 | |
| Lake George | 5.4 miles | 29 | |
| Brayton | 5.4 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 954943. 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.











