Little Plains, New York
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Huntington town. It lies in ZIP code area 11743. It stands on Little Plains. The Survey maps it on the Greenlawn quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Little Plains
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Michael Remp Houselisted 1985 · 0.7 miles away
Henry Smith Farmsteadlisted 1985 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 34 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.
- 1901 USGS Northport quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Northport quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1904 USGS Islip quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Islip quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS Greenlawn quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Greenlawn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Greenlawn quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Greenlawn quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
454 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 454 fires within 5 miles of Little Plains between 2000 and 2020, burning about 255 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 78 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 | 287 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 78 |
| Natural | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Little Plains: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East Mine, Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlawn | 1.3 miles | 34 | |
| Elwood | 1.7 miles | 34 | |
| Huntington Station | 2.4 miles | 32 | |
| Centerport | 2.5 miles | 31 | |
| South Huntington | 2.6 miles | 32 | |
| East Northport | 2.8 miles | 32 | |
| Fort Hill | 2.9 miles | 31 | |
| Huntington Beach | 3.4 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 955631. 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.














