BlockMonterey, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Orange town. It lies in ZIP code area 14812. It stands on Pine Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bradford quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 83 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
7 surveys from 22 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.
- 1903 USGS Hammondsport quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Bradford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hornell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
98 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Monterey between 1994 and 2020, burning about 144 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 12 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 | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 August 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Monterey: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.D.Engle No.2 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Atwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morehouse Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Slebe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
8 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monterey in 8 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monterey | $126,000 | A microburst occurred near Monterey which produced estimated peak wind speeds of 85 mph. Multiple properties were damaged, including the collapse of a wooden garage, major loss of a metal and wooden barn, major loss of metal roofing on another barn, and a hole from a 2-inch diameter branch that punctured through two doors of a house. Evidence of hail damage was seen on a house with multiple small holes on the|siding, and copious amounts of hail at least one inch in diameter. After the focused microburst ended, this storm progressed eastward with additional pockets of|estimated wind speeds of 65 to 75 mph, leading to numerous uprooted and snapped trees along a path from southern Montour Falls to Odessa and Alpine. Some of these trees fell onto properties, and a downed electrical wire caused an injury as an individual came into contact with the live wire. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Monterey | $50,000 | Slow moving thunderstorms with heavy rain caused flash flooding. Several roads were closed. Mobile home knocked off its foundation from flowing water. 1 water rescue. 1 bridge destroyed and another bridge damaged. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monterey | $12,500 | A line of severe thunderstorms passed through the area with scattered damage. An intense microburst occurred in a wooded higher elevation location of southwestern Schuyler County about 2 miles north-northwest of Monterey. In addition to dozens of uprooted trees up to 2 feet in diameter, there was a focused corridor of large trunk snaps, both hardwood and softwood. Other than a chicken coop which was crushed, damage though intense was limited to trees. The damage pattern was immediately intense at the initial microburst impact and then diverged while dissipating across Switzer Hill Road. Other minor tree damage could be found up and down the road outside of the main microburst corridor. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monterey | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and snapped a utility pole. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Monterey | $2,000 | Numerous streams, creeks and roads were reported to be flooded in the area. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monterey | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down onto a roadway. |
| May 2000 | Flash Flood | Monterey | - | CR 22 in the town of Orange was flooded by Pine Creek. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Monterey | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Creek | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Beaver Dams | 4.8 miles | 29 | |
| Cherry Lane | 5.0 miles | 29 | |
| Townsend | 5.7 miles | 29 | |
| Tyrone | 7.1 miles | 21 | |
| Moreland | 7.5 miles | 29 | |
| Weston | 8.1 miles | 21 | |
| Shorewood | 8.9 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 957550. 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.