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Paerdegat, New York

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the borough of Brooklyn. It lies in ZIP code area 11236. The Survey maps it on the Brooklyn quadrangle.

Paerdegat within Kings County

Then and now

1889 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 106 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Paerdegat, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Paerdegat, surveyed 1889

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 37 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

2,696 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,696 fires within 5 miles of Paerdegat between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,810 acres in total. 147 started naturally. 223 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/undetermined1984
Arson/incendiarism223
Natural147
Smoking111
Debris and open burning74
Misuse of fire by a minor53
Equipment and vehicle use51
Recreation and ceremony36
Fireworks8
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
9 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2010Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresGateway National Recreation AreaFOUNTAIN1
9 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresGateway National Recreation AreaCREEK19

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kings County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Paerdegat: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Iron. 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
D Smith Steel/ Brooklyn, N.Y.IronUnknown
N L Industries/ Brooklyn. N.Y.LeadUnknown
Roosevelt Metal/ Brooklyn, N.Y.LeadUnknown

Every working recorded in Kings 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
Georgetown0.5 miles36
Bergen Beach0.6 miles36
Canarsie1.0 miles37
Flatlands1.6 miles36
Keshaechquereren (historical)1.7 miles36
Spring Creek Towers1.9 miles37
East Flatbush2.1 miles37
Brownsville2.3 miles37

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 974175. 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.