BlockQueensbury, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Queensbury town. It lies in ZIP code area 12804. The Survey maps it on the Putnam Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
On record in Queensbury
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 4 records
Queensbury Quaker Burying Groundlisted 2015- Mountainside Free Librarylisted 2021
- Sanford Houselisted 1998
- Asa Stower Houselisted 2006
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 28 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.
- 1895 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1938 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Putnam Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
356 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 356 fires within 5 miles of Queensbury between 1992 and 2020, burning about 365 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 66 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 | 148 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 66 |
| Smoking | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 24 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 24 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Queensbury: 12 producers, 6 past producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestertown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Glen Falls Quarry & Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Chestertown Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Glens Falls Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jointa Stone Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Chesterton Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elms Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Havens Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Havens Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Queensbury in 7 storm reports between 1993 and 1994: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensbury | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensbury | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorms moved across parts of eastern New York ahead of a low pressure system which was moving into the area during the afternoon hours of July 30th. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines with Washington and Herkimer Counties being hardest hit. In Colonie torrential rains resulted in an urban flood as storm drains backed up. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensbury | $5,000 | A low pressure system moved northeast from the Ohio Valley on the morning of June 27th resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of eastern New York. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines with Vestal in Broome County and Fort Edward in Washington County being the areas hardest hit. In Vestal well over 100 trees were downed by thunderstorm winds and in Fort Edward a tree fell crushing a parked car. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensbury | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensbury | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensbury | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensbury | $5,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida Corners | 0.8 miles | 29 | |
| Lake Sunnyside | 1.3 miles | 27 | |
| Paradise Beach | 4.0 miles | 27 | |
| French Mountain | 4.6 miles | 27 | |
| Glens Falls | 5.0 miles | 27 | |
| Brayton | 5.1 miles | 29 | |
| Crosbyside | 5.2 miles | 29 | |
| Lake George | 6.2 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 962093. 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.