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Otselic, New York

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Otselic town. It lies in ZIP code area 13072. The Survey maps it on the Otselic quadrangle.

Otselic within Chenango County

Then and now

1903 to 1986

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 Otselic, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Otselic, surveyed 1903

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 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

35 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Otselic between 1992 and 2018, burning about 35 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined14
Debris and open burning7
Arson/incendiarism6
Natural3
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
16 September 2018Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 August 2005Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 May 1994Debris and open burning2.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
22 May 1992Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
2 May 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
10 May 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 April 2013Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
30 April 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chenango County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Otselic: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Otselic Town PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pit 1 & 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Chenango County

Storms near this place

19 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Otselic in 19 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 1993Tornado (F1)Otselic2 hurt, $500,000no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindSouth Otselic$50,000In the town of Plymouth, a mobile home was destroyed, a garage roof was torn off, and power lines came down. In the towns of Otselic, North Norwich, and New Berlin trees and wires were downed. Over 2,000 people in Chenango and Otsego Counties lost power.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindSouth Otselic$30,000A microburst occurred in South Otselic on the evening of July 15th. Estimated peak wind was 80 mph. The majority of damage was tree damage. There was also a report of a roof blown off of a building.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindSouth Otselic$20,000no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindSouth Otselic$10,000Wind damage occurred to 10 buildings, with one roof blown off. The damage occurred along Route 26 and the intersection of County Route 13 in South Otselic.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindOtselic$8,000no account filed
October 2020Thunderstorm WindOtselic$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree, blocking a roadway.
July 2013Flash FloodOtselic$5,000Water covered many roads in the Otselic area.
September 2000Heavy RainSouth Otselic$5,0001.5 to 2 inches of rain in 90 minutes. Severe roof leak at Otselic Valley Junior-Senior High School.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindSouth Otselic$2,000Trees and wires were blown down.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindOtselic$2,000Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindSouth Otselic$1,000Trees and wires down
November 2006Thunderstorm WindSouth Otselic$1,000Trees down.
May 2013HailOtselic-no account filed
September 2013HailOtselic-no account filed
June 2011HailSouth Otselic-no account filed
June 2011HailSouth Otselic-no account filed
June 2011HailSouth Otselic-no account filed
June 2011HailSouth Otselic-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Chenango 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
Otselic Center2.0 miles19
Bonney2.6 miles19
Seventh Day Hollow3.5 miles16
Stanbro4.0 miles19
Beaver Meadow4.8 miles19
Mariposa4.9 miles16
Rhode Island5.2 miles16
Upperville5.8 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 959552. 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.