Muitzes Kill, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Schodack town. It lies in ZIP code area 12156. The Survey maps it on the Kinderhook 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.


On record in Muitzes Kill
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.
Muitzes Kill Historic Districtlisted 1974 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1903 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1933 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
260 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 260 fires within 5 miles of Muitzes Kill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 201 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 42 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 | 135 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | 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
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Muitzes Kill: 9 producers, 8 past producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcove Quarry | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Kenneth Morris Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Kenneth Morris Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ravena Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Ravena Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ravena Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Ravenna Quarry & Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Coeymans Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Coeymans Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Coeymans Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Muitzes Kill in 2 storm reports between 2019 and 2024: 2 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Muitzes Kill | - | A highway sign was bent/damaged along the Berkshire Spur eastbound at Exit B1. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Muitzes Kill | - | A tree was down blocking a road near Muitzeskill Road and Knickerbocker Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schodack Landing | 2.1 miles | 25 | |
| South Schodack | 2.8 miles | 31 | |
| Castleton-on-Hudson | 3.1 miles | 33 | |
| Pine Haven Motor Home Park | 4.0 miles | 31 | |
| Brookview | 4.5 miles | 31 | |
| Stony Point | 5.2 miles | 31 | |
| Schodack Center | 6.1 miles | 31 | |
| Nassau | 7.0 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958129. 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.










