BlockOtter Creek, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Greig town. It lies in ZIP code area 13343. It stands on Otter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brantingham quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 80 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
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1905 USGS Port Leyden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1907 USGS Port Leyden quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1940 USGS Port Leyden quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Brantingham quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
48 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Otter Creek between 2001 and 2020, burning about 37 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 July 2010 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | PARTRIDGEVILLE ROAD |
| 23 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 June 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
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 Otter Creek: 1 producer. All of them 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterworks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenfield | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Pine Grove | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Glendale | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| Greig | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| East Martinsburg | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Brantingham | 4.5 miles | 21 | |
| Bushes Landing | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Hoseville | 4.8 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 959561. 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.