North Highland, New York
42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Philipstown town. It lies in ZIP code area 10516. It lies near East Mountain. The Survey maps it on the West Point quadrangle.
Then and now
1892 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 94 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
17 surveys from 42 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.
- 1892 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1899 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500, 12 printings
- 1936 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS West Point quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS West Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS West Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS West Point quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
293 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 293 fires within 5 miles of North Highland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,044 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 43 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 | 147 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Natural | 30 |
| Smoking | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 September 2007 | 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 57 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 57 workings within 5 miles of North Highland: 47 past producers, 6 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Titanium, Metal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalmers Fahnestock Uranium Claims | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Constitution Island Occurrence | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Denny Mine | Titanium, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Hustis Quarry | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Probably Serpentine Marble Rock Quarry No. Hk-022 | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Marble | |
| Graphite Mine No. Hk-019 | Graphite | Past Producer | Graphite | |
| Graphite Mine No. Hk-019 | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Serpentine Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Serpentine Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKeel Corners | 1.6 miles | 42 | |
| Nelsonville | 3.0 miles | 42 | |
| Nelson Corners | 3.4 miles | 42 | |
| Cold Spring | 3.5 miles | 42 | |
| Dennytown | 3.5 miles | 40 | |
| Gilbert Corners | 5.0 miles | 40 | |
| South Highland | 5.5 miles | 42 | |
| Garrison | 5.5 miles | 42 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973791. 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.
















