Manhasset, New York
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in North Hempstead town. It lies in ZIP code area 11030. The Survey maps it on the Sea Cliff quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1984The 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.


On record in Manhasset
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 4 records
Manhasset Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friendslisted 2009
North Hempstead Town Halllisted 2006
Horatio Gates Onderdonk Houselisted 1980- Valley Road Historic Districtlisted 1977
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.
- 1897 USGS Oyster Bay quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Oyster Bay quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Oyster Bay quadrangle1:62500, 15 printings
- 1947 USGS Sea Cliff quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Sea Cliff quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Sea Cliff quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
734 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 734 fires within 5 miles of Manhasset between 2000 and 2020, burning about 244 acres in total. 53 started naturally. 56 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 | 465 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 56 |
| Natural | 53 |
| Smoking | 50 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 33 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Manhasset: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccormack Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Washington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Port Washington Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Port Washington Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
12 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Manhasset in 12 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Flood | Manhasset | $16,000 | The heavy rain caused a mudslide that partially buried two cars in the parking lot at six Harbor Park Drive in Port Washington. Another mudslide on Bay Ave. near 16th Ave. in Sea Cliff resulted in the evacuation of two homes after a retaining wall overlooking Hempstead Harbor collapsed taking the backyard and patio of one residents home with it. Property damage amount is estimated. Storm total rainfall amounts reported across the county ranged from 2.37 inches in Reynolds Channel to 5.82 inches in Roslyn Heights. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manhasset | $15,000 | Numerous trees were reported down across roads in Manhasset. |
| July 2019 | Lightning | Manhasset | $6,000 | In Flower Hill section of Port Washington a house went on fire from a lightning strike. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manhasset | $3,000 | Trees reported down in Flower Hill. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Manhasset | - | Vehicle stuck in high water with two occupants trapped on Park Avenue. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Manhasset | - | Nassau County Traffic Management reported that Port Washington Boulevard (NY 101) was closed due to flooding in Flower Hill between Northern Boulevard (NY 25A) and Crabapple Road. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manhasset | - | A 60 MPH wind gust was estimated near Manhasset Bay. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Manhasset | - | Cars were stranded in high water with water rescuses being performed in Roslyn. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manhasset | - | Local police reported that several large tree limbs were knocked down by this storm. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manhasset | - | Thunderstorms downed numerous trees and power lines. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Manhasset | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flood | Manhasset | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plandome Heights | 0.4 miles | 34 | |
| Plandome | 0.6 miles | 34 | |
| Munsey Park | 1.0 miles | 34 | |
| Thomaston | 1.1 miles | 34 | |
| Flower Hill | 1.2 miles | 34 | |
| Kensington | 1.2 miles | 34 | |
| Strathmore | 1.2 miles | 34 | |
| Plandome Manor | 1.3 miles | 34 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956342. 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.












