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New Windsor, New York

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1994. It stands in New Windsor town. It lies in ZIP code area 12553. It stands on Quassaic Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cornwall-on-Hudson quadrangle.

New Windsor within Orange County

Then and now

1902 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of New Windsor, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of New Windsor, surveyed 1902

Compare 1902 against another survey:

On record in New Windsor

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 7 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 35 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

759 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 759 fires within 5 miles of New Windsor between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,217 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 72 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/undetermined471
Arson/incendiarism72
Smoking51
Natural43
Recreation and ceremony41
Equipment and vehicle use33
Debris and open burning32
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Other causes2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2016Recreation and ceremony3.8 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2016Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2004Arson/incendiarism2.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of New Windsor: 15 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Chateaugay MineIronPast Producer1871
Graphite Mine No. Hk-019GraphitePast ProducerGraphite
Graphite Mine No. Hk-019GraphitePast Producer
Townsend Canterbury MineIronPast ProducerResidual
Granitic Gneiss Rock QuarryStonePast Producer
Granitic Gneiss Rock QuarryStonePast Producer
Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Hk-021StonePast ProducerGneiss, Granite
Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Hk-026StoneProducerGranite
Moodna PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Moodna PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Orange County

Storms near this place

19 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Windsor in 19 storm reports between 1996 and 2018: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2018Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor$6,000Numerous trees down in New Windsor, specifically near Jackson Avenue and NY Route 94.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor$5,000Numerous trees and wires were reported down across New Windsor.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor$5,000Trees and Wires were reported down throughout New Windsor, including on Route 32 near Ardmore Street, and at 1 Briarcliff Place.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor$5,000Multiple trees and tree limbs were reported down across New Windsor.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor$3,000A few trees and tree limbs were reported down in New Windsor.
May 2012HailNew Windsor-Quarter size hail was reported near New Windsor.
September 2011FloodNew Windsor-Forge Hill Rd. was closed between Rt. 94 and Rt. 9W in New Windsor due to flooding.
May 2010HailNew Windsor-Nickel size hail was reported in New Windsor.
August 2008HailNew Windsor-Penny size hail was reported.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor-Large tree knocked down on house.
July 2004Heavy RainNew Windsor-Thunderstorms produced rainfall rates of 2.50 inches per hour.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor-Several spotters and law enforcement agencies reported downed trees and power lines in New Windsor . There were also reports of widespread power outages throughout the town.
May 2002Flash FloodNew Windsor-Slow moving clusters of heavy showers and thunderstorms produced widespread flash flooding of poor drainage areas and streets in New Windsor.
May 2012HailNew Windsor-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor-no account filed
September 1999Heavy RainNew Windsor-no account filed
April 1996Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor-no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindNew Windsor-no account filed
July 1996Flash FloodNew Windsor-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Orange County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Windsor Crest1.2 miles35
Butter Hill Estates1.3 miles35
Newburgh2.0 miles26
Varick Homes2.1 miles26
Cornwall-on-Hudson2.2 miles35
Vails Gate Junction2.3 miles35
Vails Gate2.4 miles35
Cornwall Landing2.6 miles35

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958467. 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.