BlockMacDougall, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Varick town. It lies in ZIP code area 14541. The Survey maps it on the Geneva South quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 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
8 surveys from 24 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.
- 1902 USGS Geneva quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Geneva South quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Geneva South quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
41 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of MacDougall between 2000 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 13 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 | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 6 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 July 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
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 MacDougall: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solvay Well V-25 | Salt | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Teall Beach | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Rose Hill | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Clemsons Corners | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Fayette | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| Pastime Park | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Kendaia | 4.4 miles | 24 | |
| Romulus | 4.5 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122547261 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956220. 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.