BlockMaple Hill, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Williamstown town. It lies in ZIP code area 13493. The Survey maps it on the Westdale quadrangle.
Then and now
1906 to 1985The 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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1906 USGS Kasoag quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Westdale quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Westdale quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Westdale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
50 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Maple Hill between 2002 and 2018, burning about 54 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 | 31 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 Maple Hill: 1 past producer. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pappa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamstown | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Kasoag | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| North Amboy | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Ricard | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Pine Meadows | 5.6 miles | 22 | |
| Redfield | 5.8 miles | 22 | |
| Mud Hill | 5.8 miles | 20 | |
| East Amboy | 6.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972758. 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.