Paddy Hill, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hounsfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 13634. It stands on Philomel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Watertown quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Paddy Hill
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 6 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
William Archer Houselisted 1980 · 0.2 miles away
Gen. Jacob Brown Mansionlisted 1980 · 0.4 miles away- Vogt Houselisted 1980 · 0.2 miles away
- Brownville Hotellisted 1980 · 0.2 miles away
- Arthur Walrath Houselisted 1980 · 0.2 miles away
- St. Paul's Churchlisted 1996 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1895 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1908 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
361 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 361 fires within 5 miles of Paddy Hill between 2000 and 2020, burning about 225 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 82 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 | 184 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 82 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Smoking | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Paddy Hill: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Fargville Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Limerick Quarry | Limestone, General | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownville | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Glen Park | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| East Hounsfield | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Dexter | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Limerick | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Fields Settlement | 3.9 miles | 23 | |
| Watertown | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Alverson | 4.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 959735. 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.











