North Amboy, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Amboy town. It lies in ZIP code area 13493. It stands on Rowell Brook. The Survey maps it on the Williamstown quadrangle.
Then and now
1906 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 79 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
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1906 USGS Kasoag quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Williamstown quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Williamstown quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of North Amboy between 2002 and 2020, burning about 70 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 7 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 11 July 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of North Amboy: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pappa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamstown | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Mud Hill | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| East Amboy | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Amboy Center | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Maple Hill | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Carterville | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Kasoag | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Happy Valley | 5.3 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122597379 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972849. 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.








