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Northport, New York

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Huntington town. It lies in ZIP code area 11768. It lies near Bird Island. The Survey maps it on the Northport quadrangle.

Northport within Suffolk County

Then and now

1901 to 1984

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Northport, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Northport, surveyed 1901

On record in Northport

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 5 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 32 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

373 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 373 fires within 5 miles of Northport between 1992 and 2020, burning about 182 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 56 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/undetermined247
Arson/incendiarism56
Natural24
Debris and open burning12
Smoking12
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Recreation and ceremony5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Equipment and vehicle use4
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
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2010Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2010Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Suffolk County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Northport: 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Indian Head PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
North East Mine, Inc. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
North East Mines Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Park Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
R Rchleider Contracting Corp.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Schleider PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Schleider Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
West Hills PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Suffolk County

Storms near this place

15 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Northport in 15 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 lightning, 2 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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
June 2019LightningNorthport1 hurtPerson was struck by lightning on Ocean Avenue in the village of Northport. The person had minor injuries.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNorthport$50,000At least 50 trees were reported downed in the area.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindEast Northport$4,000Multiple trees and wires down across East Northport NY.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindEast Northport$4,000A large tree down on Ketay Drive North.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindEast Northport$4,000Multiple trees down on Soma Lane.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindEast Northport$3,000Large tree down and uprooted on Bayley Place at Hayrick Lane in Commack NY.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNorthport$1,000Trees were downed at Woodvine Avenue and Fox Lane.
December 2024Thunderstorm WindNorthport-Mesonet site in Asharoken measured a 53 knot wind gust.
August 2022Flash FloodNorthport-Video shows road flooding with stranded vehicle on Main Street in Northport NY.
August 2017Flash FloodNorthport-Cars were stuck in water on Locust Road in the Crab Meadow section of Northport.
October 2010Flash FloodEast Northport-Townline Rd. between Clay Pitts Rd. and Pulaski Rd in Commack, Old Northport Rd. between Indian Head Rd. and Old Commack Rd. in Kings Park and portions of Route 25A in Fort Salonga were closed due to flooding. Rainfall totals ranged up to 3.21 inches in Centerport.
August 2008HailNorthport-Quarter size hail was reported at Sunken Meadow State Park.
August 2005Flash FloodNorthport-Thunderstorms caused flash flooding of roads in Northport and Centerport. Radar rainfall estimates were 3 to 5 inches in only two hours time.
June 2015HailNorthport-no account filed
June 1998LightningNorthport-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Suffolk 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
Vernon Valley0.8 miles32
Crab Meadow1.8 miles32
East Northport1.9 miles32
Centerport2.1 miles31
Asharoken2.1 miles32
Huntington Beach2.1 miles31
Fort Salonga2.4 miles32
Middleville2.5 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958968. 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.