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Paradise Hill, New York

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 12051. The Survey maps it on the Alcove quadrangle.

Paradise Hill within Greene County

Then and now

1893 to 1986

The 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 sheet of Paradise Hill, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Paradise Hill, surveyed 1893

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 25 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

192 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 192 fires within 5 miles of Paradise Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 178 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 32 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/undetermined81
Debris and open burning36
Arson/incendiarism32
Natural14
Equipment and vehicle use8
Recreation and ceremony8
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking5
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
7 September 2007Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2016Misuse of fire by a minor2.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
5 September 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNew York Forest Rangersnot named
5 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
24 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Greene County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Paradise Hill: 4 producers, 4 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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
Route 81 Shale PitClayProducer
Climax West Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Climax West Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Cox Sackie Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Cox Sackie Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Bronk Mill Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
High Hill PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
High Hill Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Greene 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
Medway0.9 miles25
Earlton2.0 miles25
Climax2.4 miles25
Roberts Hill2.9 miles25
Grapeville3.1 miles25
Surprise3.3 miles25
Bronck House3.5 miles25
Result3.6 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972913. 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.