Pitcher, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Pitcher town. It lies in ZIP code area 13136. It stands on Mud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pitcher quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1904 USGS Pitcher quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Pitcher quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Pitcher quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Pitcher quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Pitcher between 1995 and 2020, burning about 74 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 27 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 22 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 9 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pitcher in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Pitcher | $250,000 | The severe cell that had become tornadic just across the county line in eastern Cortland county earlier in the evening remained a tornadic supercell after entering Chenango county. Aerial damage surveys indicate that the tornado was near ground level for a few minutes in the town of Pitcher. A swath of forest was heavily damaged for about a quarter of a mile. Most trees were snapped or sheared off near canopy level. A few trees were completely uprooted or twisted off the ground. Fortunately, no homes were in this vicinity. Foresty Department personnel estimate that hundreds of trees were damaged with fiscal estimates near a quarter of a million dollars. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Pitcher | $5,000 | Numerous water rescues were underway throughout the Town of Pharsalia. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Pitcher | $5,000 | Water was flowing over roads in the Otselic area. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Pitcher | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a house. |
| June 2011 | Hail | North Pitcher | - | There was also gusty winds, with a few tree limbs blown down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pitcher | - | Local media reported several trees down from thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Pitcher | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydeville | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Pitcher Springs | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| North Pitcher | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Pharsalia | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Northwest Corners | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| German Four Corners | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| South Otselic | 6.3 miles | 16 | |
| Lincklaen | 6.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 960637. 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.
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.








