Midland Beach, New York
43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the borough of Staten Island. It lies in ZIP code area 10306. The Survey maps it on The Narrows quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1998The 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.


Compare 1898 against another survey:
On record in Midland Beach
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Miller Army Air Field Historic Districtlisted 1980 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 43 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.
- 1898 USGS Staten Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Passaic quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Staten Island quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1905 USGS Passaic quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Passaic quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS The Narrows quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS The Narrows quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS The Narrows quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS The Narrows quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2,189 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,189 fires within 5 miles of Midland Beach between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,973 acres in total. 207 started naturally. 158 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 | 1570 |
| Natural | 207 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 158 |
| Smoking | 86 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 44 |
| Fireworks | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| 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 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Midland Beach: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper & Hewitt Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| New Dorp Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tyson Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tyson's Mine & 2 Additional Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
7 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midland Beach in 7 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midland Beach | $10,000 | Large tree down on car on Fremont Avenue in Grant City. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midland Beach | $10,000 | A tree was reported down on a house. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midland Beach | $10,000 | A tree was reported down on a house on Sanilac Street. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midland Beach | $2,000 | Large tree down on wires on Prescott Avenue at Clawson Street. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midland Beach | $2,000 | Tree down on wires blocking road at Greeley Avenue. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midland Beach | $2,000 | Numerous trees were down on Hylan Blvd. from Page Ave. to Midland Avenue. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midland Beach | $1,000 | Uprooted tree blocking Mill Road at Isernia Avenue with Fire Department Responding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Dorp Beach | 0.7 miles | 43 | |
| Grant City | 0.8 miles | 43 | |
| Dongan Hills | 1.1 miles | 43 | |
| New Dorp | 1.1 miles | 43 | |
| Oakwood | 1.3 miles | 43 | |
| Linden-Park | 1.3 miles | 43 | |
| Old Town Station | 1.6 miles | 43 | |
| Oakwood Beach | 1.8 miles | 43 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 957162. 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.
















