Long Lake, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Long Lake town. It lies in ZIP code area 12847. It stands on Shaw Brook. The Survey maps it on the Deerland quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1997The 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.


On record in Long Lake
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 3 records
St. William's Catholic Churchlisted 2005- Camp Taigalisted 2017
- Whelan Camplisted 1989
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 28 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.
- 1903 USGS Blue Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Blue Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Raquette Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Deerland quadrangle1:25000
- 1997 USGS Deerland quadrangle1:25000
Fires near this place
23 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Long Lake between 2007 and 2020, burning about 12 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 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 | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | SOUTH POND 2 |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 22 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | BIG PINE |
| 22 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | WATCH ROCK FIRE |
| 19 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | SOUTH POND FIRE |
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 Long Lake: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Long Lake in 17 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 flood, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Long Lake | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Long Lake | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Long Lake | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Long Lake | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Long Lake | $500 | New York Department of Highways reported the closure of Route 30 in both directions due to water flowing across the roadway. Additionally, a video taken by a member of the public showed water flowing rapidly out of Minnow Pond, adjacent to Route 30, crossing the roadway. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Long Lake | - | Local law enforcement reported a tree down on McIntyre Boulevard. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Long Lake | - | Trees were downed 2 miles west-northwest of Long Lake. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Long Lake | - | Numerous trees were uprooted with wires also downed along Route 30 in Long Lake. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Long Lake | - | Trees were reported down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Long Lake | - | Trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Long Lake. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Long Lake | - | Route 30 was closed due to high water in the Hamlet of Long Lake between Route 28 and Rice Road. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Long Lake | - | Golf ball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm at the Lake Eaton Campground. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Long Lake | - | Half dollar size hail was reported in Long Lake during a thunderstorm. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Long Lake | - | Route 30 in was closed due to high water in the Hamlet of Long Lake between Route 28 and Rice Road. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Long Lake | - | Nickel size hail was reported at the Forked Lake Public Campground near Long Lake. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Long Lake | - | A thunderstorm produced hail estimated at 1.50 inches in diameter at Long Lake. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Long Lake | - | A trained spotter reported three-quarter-inch hail in Long Lake. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerland | 3.2 miles | 28 | |
| Blue Mountain Lake | 8.2 miles | 28 | |
| Eagle Nest | 9.2 miles | 28 | |
| Woods | 11.5 miles | 30 | |
| Hasbroucks | 13.3 miles | 30 | |
| Indian Lake | 15.3 miles | 28 | |
| Raquette Lake | 16.7 miles | 30 | |
| Sabattis | 16.7 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 955876. 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.
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.









