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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.

Paddy Hill within Jefferson County

Then and now

1895 to 1985

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Paddy Hill, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Paddy Hill, surveyed 1895

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 23 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

361 since 2000

Regional 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/undetermined184
Arson/incendiarism82
Debris and open burning34
Natural22
Smoking20
Equipment and vehicle use11
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
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 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
5 September 2013Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
30 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2007Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson 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 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
La Fargville Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Limerick QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer

Every working recorded in Jefferson 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
Brownville0.5 miles20
Glen Park0.9 miles20
East Hounsfield2.0 miles23
Dexter3.3 miles17
Limerick3.8 miles17
Fields Settlement3.9 miles23
Watertown4.2 miles23
Alverson4.2 miles20

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.