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Park Terrace, New York

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Binghamton town. It lies in ZIP code area 13903. It stands on Park Creek. The Survey maps it on the Binghamton West quadrangle.

Park Terrace within Broome County

Then and now

1904 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Park Terrace, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Park Terrace, surveyed 1904

On record in Park Terrace

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 1 record

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

500 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 500 fires within 5 miles of Park Terrace between 2001 and 2020, burning about 278 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 46 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/undetermined246
Smoking68
Recreation and ceremony51
Arson/incendiarism46
Natural23
Debris and open burning21
Equipment and vehicle use20
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Other causes3
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 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2017Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2016Recreation and ceremony1.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2010Smoking1.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Broome County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Park Terrace: 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt. 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
Brown No.1 WellSaltProspect
Weber Road Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Binghampton Brick Co. PitClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Binghampton Brick Co. PitClayPlant

Every working recorded in Broome County

Storms near this place

22 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Park Terrace in 22 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 flood, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2011FloodPark Terrace$170,000,000A record flood occurred at the Binghamton/Washington St. bridge river gauge in Binghamton, NY. The crest was 25.71 feet at 3:00 PM on September 8, 2011. The flood waters topped the flood protection walls and levees, causing extensive flooding throughout the downtown areas of Binghamton. This surpassed the previous record of 25.0 feet set during the June 2006 flood.
December 2020FloodPark Terrace$20,000The Susquehanna river at Binghamton exceeded Moderate flood stage and crested at 16.87 feet on December 25th.
July 2021Flash FloodPark Terrace$10,000Roberts and Pierce Creek Roads were flooded and covered with debris. Roads were impassable.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindPark Terrace$8,000Numerous trees were blown down on Pennsylvania and Conklin Avenues.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindPark Terrace$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindPark Terrace$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and power poles.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindPark Terrace$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees on Park Avenue.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindPark Terrace$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree on wires on Stevens Road.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindPark Terrace$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees on Powers Road.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindPark Terrace$3,000Numerous large trees were blown down on South Mountain.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindPark Terrace$2,500Stong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires onto a house.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindPark Terrace$2,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires.
April 2020FloodPark Terrace$2,000Water was covering the roadway on Park Avenue near Carman Road and other locations.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindPark Terrace$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked wires on Campbell Road and Vermont Avenue.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindPark Terrace$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Park Ave.
July 2024Flash FloodPark Terrace-Roads were flooded on the east side of Binghamton.
July 2021Heavy RainPark Terrace-A maximum 5 inch rain gauge had overtopped. Additional rain had fallen past that point in time.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindPark Terrace-An estimated 60 mph wind gust occurred just south of Ross Park. Also, penny size hail fell for about 5 minutes.
July 2025HailPark Terrace-no account filed
May 2022HailPark Terrace-no account filed
June 2022HailPark Terrace-no account filed
September 2011HailPark Terrace-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Broome 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
Summit Hill0.8 miles23
Binghamton2.0 miles23
Pine Manor3.4 miles24
Hawleyton3.5 miles23
Sunrise Terrace3.8 miles23
Johnson City4.0 miles23
Stella (historical)4.0 miles23
Popes Ravine4.1 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 959891. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.