MacDonnell Heights, New York
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Poughkeepsie town. It lies in ZIP code area 12603. The Survey maps it on the Pleasant Valley quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 100 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
13 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.
- 1893 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1903 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1936 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pleasant Valley quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
555 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 555 fires within 5 miles of MacDonnell Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 406 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 80 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 | 274 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 80 |
| Smoking | 60 |
| Natural | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | 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
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of MacDonnell Heights: 24 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Probably Borrow Pits of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated Material | Clay, Stone | Past Producer | Chert | |
| Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Quarry No. Hj-0. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pleasant Valley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Probably Borrow Pit of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated Material | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | Chert | |
| Probably Borrow Pit of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated Material | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | Chert | |
| Probably Borrow Pit of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated Material | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | Chert |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Heights | 0.4 miles | 34 | |
| Rochdale | 0.8 miles | 34 | |
| Manchester Bridge | 1.7 miles | 34 | |
| Shady Brook | 1.8 miles | 34 | |
| Clark Heights | 1.8 miles | 34 | |
| The Gables | 2.0 miles | 35 | |
| Arlington | 2.1 miles | 35 | |
| Timothy Heights | 2.4 miles | 34 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956219. 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.












