Longwood, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Darien town. It lies in ZIP code area 14036. It stands on Huron Creek. The Survey maps it on the Alexander quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1905 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1905 USGS Attica quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1944 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:31680
- 1949 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Attica quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Corfu quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
97 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Longwood between 1999 and 2020, burning about 66 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 14 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 | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Longwood: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Limestone Quarry and Plant | Limestone, General | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Sawens | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Corfu | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| North Darien | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Pembroke Center | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Brick House Corners | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Darien | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Darien Center | 3.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972739. 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.










