Pleasant Plains, New York
41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the borough of Staten Island. It lies in ZIP code area 10309. It stands on Lemon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Arthur Kill quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Pleasant Plains
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.
House at 5910 Amboy Roadlisted 1982 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 41 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.
- 1898 USGS Staten Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Passaic quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Staten Island quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1905 USGS Passaic quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Passaic quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Arthur Kill quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Arthur Kill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Arthur Kill quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1,078 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,078 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Plains between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,012 acres in total. 80 started naturally. 117 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/undetermined | 767 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 117 |
| Natural | 80 |
| Smoking | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 145 acres | Gateway National Recreation Area | GREAT KILLS BLOWUP |
| 8 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.9 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Plains: 3 plants, 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sulfur, Copper, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Asarco Refinery/ Perth Amboy, N.J. | Copper, Silver | Plant | ||
| (Facility) Chevron Refinery/ Perth Amboy, N.J. | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| Engelhard Minerals & Chem/ Carteret | Platinum | Plant | ||
| Crossman Co. Clay Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Mainstreet Clay Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pleasant Plains in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 2 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Plains | $5,000 | Trees were reported down near the intersection of Bethel Avenue and Amboy Road. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Pleasant Plains | - | North Bridge Street (approach to the Outerbridge Crossing) in Tottenville was closed due to flooding. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Pleasant Plains | - | Several motorists were stranded in high water (approximately 2 ft. deep) on Page Ave. near Amboy Rd. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Pleasant Plains | - | Deep standing water (estimated to be at least 6 inches) accumulated on Hylan Blvd. near Mount Loretto. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Valley | 0.8 miles | 41 | |
| Princes Bay | 1.0 miles | 41 | |
| Charleston | 1.4 miles | 41 | |
| Huguenot | 1.4 miles | 41 | |
| Woodrow | 1.6 miles | 41 | |
| Tottenville | 2.0 miles | 41 | |
| Seaside | 2.1 miles | 41 | |
| Rossville | 2.2 miles | 41 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 960716. 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.















