BlockMount Carmel, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Windsor town. It lies in ZIP code area 13865. The Survey maps it on the Gulf Summit quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 80 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 17 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.
- 1905 USGS Nineveh quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Gulf Summit quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
66 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Mount Carmel between 1995 and 2020, burning about 87 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 5 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 August 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 5 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | WINDSOR |
| 3 July 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 June 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 June 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mount Carmel: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Graphite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Franklin Graphite Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Windsor Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Windsor | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Howes | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Doraville | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Sanford | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Damascus | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Ouaquaga | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Windsor | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Center Village | 4.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972818. 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.