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Overlook Estates, New York

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Monroe town. It lies in ZIP code area 10950. It lies near Bald Hill. The Survey maps it on the Monroe quadrangle.

Overlook Estates within Orange County

Then and now

1902 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Overlook Estates, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Overlook Estates, surveyed 1902

On record in Overlook Estates

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 within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 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

1,236 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,236 fires within 5 miles of Overlook Estates between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,068 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 133 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/undetermined505
Debris and open burning379
Arson/incendiarism133
Misuse of fire by a minor77
Smoking45
Equipment and vehicle use42
Natural28
Recreation and ceremony15
Other causes5
Fireworks3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
8 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2000Arson/incendiarism2.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Overlook Estates: 9 past producers, 4 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Mica. 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
Arden Mica DepositMicaOccurrence
Lake Winade Mica MineMicaPast Producer
Bull MineIronPast Producer
Bull MineIronPast ProducerMagnetite
Clove MineIronPast Producer
Mombasha Lake Magnetite AreaIronPast Producer1740
Mombasha Mine/O'Neill/Forshee/Clove MinesIronPast ProducerMagnetite
Ranier Hill ProspectIronProspect
Blooming Grove PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Chester Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Orange 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
Hillside Plaza0.8 miles32
Monroe1.0 miles32
Marycrest1.7 miles32
Kiryas Joel2.1 miles32
Smiths Clove2.1 miles32
Walton Park2.1 miles32
Silver Maples2.5 miles32
Harriman2.5 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2440373. 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.