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Malta Ridge, New York

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Malta town. It lies in ZIP code area 12020. It stands on Malta Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Saratoga Springs quadrangle.

Malta Ridge within Saratoga County

Then and now

1902 to 1989

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Malta Ridge, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Malta Ridge, surveyed 1902

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 28 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

296 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 296 fires within 5 miles of Malta Ridge between 1999 and 2020, burning about 231 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 30 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/undetermined135
Debris and open burning34
Arson/incendiarism30
Smoking26
Equipment and vehicle use21
Misuse of fire by a minor20
Natural19
Recreation and ceremony6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
28 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
23 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
2 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
17 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
13 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Saratoga County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Malta Ridge: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Round Lake Clay PitClayProducer
Rowland MillsLimestone, GeneralPast Producer1882, 1887
Melton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Milton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Saratoga County

Storms near this place

13 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Malta Ridge in 13 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2002Thunderstorm WindMalta Ridge$12,000no account filed
August 2024HailMalta Ridge-A trained spotter reported 1.5 inch hail near Raspberry Drive in Halls Corner.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindMalta Ridge-An NWS employee reported a tree down across East High Street in Ballston Spa.
June 2023HailMalta Ridge-Penny size hail fell in Malta Ridge.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindMalta Ridge-Trees and wires were downed on Old Post Road.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindMalta Ridge-A tree and wires were downed.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindMalta Ridge-Wires were downed onto a structure on Silver Beach Road in the Town of Malta.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindMalta Ridge-A tree was downed.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindMalta Ridge-Two trees were downed at the intersection of Route 50 and Hutchins Road.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindMalta Ridge-Power lines were reported down due to thunderstorms winds in Malta Ridge on Arnold Road.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindMalta Ridge-Trees were reported down in Malta Ridge due to strong thunderstorm winds. A tree and wires were reported down on Old Post Road.
January 2010Flash FloodMalta Ridge-Three feet of water was reported on Hutchins Road approximately 4 miles north of Ballston Spa. Additionally, flooding was also reported near Geyser Crest.
May 2004Flash FloodMalta Ridge-Route 9 flooded by High Point.

Every storm recorded in Saratoga County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Francis Corners0.6 miles28
Steeplechase At Malta1.1 miles32
Collamer Park1.1 miles32
Stockbridge Manor1.3 miles32
Riley Cove1.3 miles28
Lakeside Acres1.4 miles28
Halls Corner1.4 miles32
Mannings Cove1.8 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956322. 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.