Otter Hook, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1986. It stands in New Baltimore town. It lies in ZIP code area 12192. It lies near Bronck Island. The Survey maps it on the Ravena quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 93 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
11 surveys from 25 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.
- 1893 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1929 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ravena quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:25000
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
199 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 199 fires within 5 miles of Otter Hook between 1992 and 2020, burning about 164 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 22 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 | 83 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | 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 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Otter Hook: 9 producers, 7 past producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcove Quarry | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Aquetuck Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Aquetuck Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Climax West Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Climax West Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cox Sackie Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Cox Sackie Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| New Baltimore Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| New Baltimore Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cox Sackie Clay Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albrights | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Hannacroix | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Roberts Hill | 2.1 miles | 25 | |
| New Baltimore | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| West Coxsackie | 3.2 miles | 25 | |
| Deans Mill | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Coxsackie | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Climax | 3.8 miles | 25 |
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 Q122542760 | 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 972900. 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.










