BlockLittlerest, New York
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Washington town. It lies in ZIP code area 12545. It lies near Chestnut Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Millbrook quadrangle.
Then and now
1899 to 1993The 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 29 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.
- 1899 USGS Millbrook quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Millbrook quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Millbrook quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Millbrook quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Millbrook quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
Fires near this place
131 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Littlerest between 1993 and 2018, burning about 174 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 17 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 | 67 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | CART ROAD FIRE |
| 8 September 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | CART ROAD FIRE |
| 26 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Littlerest: 5 past producers, 4 producers. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Baldwin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dutchess Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eight Bells Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Harlem Valley Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Luther Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Luther Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| South Amenia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Washington Hollow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mabbettsville | 1.7 miles | 29 | |
| Millbrook | 2.8 miles | 29 | |
| Chestnut Ridge | 2.9 miles | 32 | |
| South Millbrook | 2.9 miles | 29 | |
| Camby | 3.3 miles | 32 | |
| Millbrook Heights | 3.7 miles | 29 | |
| High Plains | 3.8 miles | 35 | |
| Lithgow | 3.9 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972731. 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.