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Rhinebeck, New York

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Rhinebeck town. It lies in ZIP code area 12572. It stands on Rhinebeck Kill. The Survey maps it on the Kingston East quadrangle.

Rhinebeck within Dutchess County

Then and now

1898 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Rhinebeck, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Rhinebeck, surveyed 1898

On record in Rhinebeck

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 12 of 32 shown

Every listing in Dutchess County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 31 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

377 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 377 fires within 5 miles of Rhinebeck between 1997 and 2020, burning about 343 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 48 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/undetermined175
Smoking76
Arson/incendiarism48
Debris and open burning33
Natural22
Equipment and vehicle use15
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
4 September 2009Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
26 September 2010Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
26 September 2009Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dutchess County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Rhinebeck: 5 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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
Kingston QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Route 199 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Route 199 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hudson Stone Quarry & Cement PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Kingston MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Kingston Quarry & Cement PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Colite PitClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Colite PitClayPast Producer
Jova Manufacturing Corp Clay MineClayProducer
Tova Manufacturing Corp. Clay MineClayPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Dutchess County

Storms near this place

34 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rhinebeck in 34 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 24 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 lightning, 1 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
May 2000Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck$20,000no account filed
July 1996Flash FloodRhinebeck$20,000no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck$20,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck$11,000no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck$10,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck$6,000no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck$6,000no account filed
August 2019LightningRhinebeck$5,000Lightning struck a house, causing an electrical fire. A section of Route 9 was closed for 20 minutes.
August 2019LightningRhinebeck$5,000A lightning strike started a house fire.
August 1994Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck$5,000A stationary front which was draped across northern Pennsylvania and southeast New York on the 13th of August was responsible for severe thunderstorms which occurred across parts of eastern New York early that morning and during the afternoon. The first round of thunderstorms occurred during the early morning hours of the 13th of August accompanied by a tremendous number of cloud to ground lightning strikes. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines in Guilderland and Troy. Later that day a second round of thunderstorms downed trees and powerlines across eastern parts of Ulster County and northern parts of Dutchess County.
May 1993Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck$5,000A strong cold front swept across eastern New York on the afternoon of May 11 resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of the area. One of the areas hardest hit was in southern Washington County from three miles northwest of Salem to Rexleigh where a dry microburst destroyed a substantial portion of a large farm along Route 30. Damage at the farm included a two-car garage demolished, three grain silos damaged with one silo moved 18 inches off its foundation, a second garage damaged, the slate roof of the main residence partially removed along with the brick chimney. Other areas hard hit by the storms included sections of Ulster and Dutchess counties where trees, power lines and utility poles were downed leaving over 3,000 customers without power. Before the severe thunderstorms hit the Mid-Hudson Valley temperatures soared to record levels with Poughkeepsie reaching 92 degrees which broke the previous record of 91 which was set in 1953.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck$5,000no account filed
September 1998Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck$3,500no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck$2,000no account filed
July 2025HailRhinebeck-Quarter size hail was reported in the Village of Rhinebeck.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck-A tree was downed and blocking traffic on US Route 9 southbound between Mill Road and Ackert Hook Road near Rhinebeck.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck-There were multiple reports of downed trees and wires in Rhinebeck.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck-Several large trees were downed in the same direction along a short path near the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in the Town of Rhinebeck.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck-A 51 mph wind gust clocked at Rhinebeck.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck-Trees were downed.
August 2019HailRhinebeck-Dime to nickel size hail was reported.
September 2018Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck-Trees were downed.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck-Numerous trees and wires downed.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck-Thunderstorm winds downed a tree, which was blocking a roadway, in Rhinebeck.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck-Trees were reported down in Rhinebeck due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck-Several trees were downed on the south side of Rhinebeck due to thunderstorm winds. Many power lines were downed as a result of the fallen trees. In addition, at least one home was damaged due to a fallen tree on King Road. Several roads needed to be closed due to downed trees.
July 2014HailRhinebeck-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Rhinebeck.
June 2013HailRhinebeck-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Rhinebeck.
June 2012HailRhinebeck-Ping-pong ball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Rhinebeck.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck-Multiple reports of trees and wires down in Rhinebeck due to strong thunderstorm winds including Montgomery Street, Spring Brook Avenue and along Route 9 which was closed due to the downed trees.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck-Trees and wires were reported down in Rhinebeck as a result of strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2006HailRhinebeck-A trained spotter reported penny-sized hail at Rhinebeck.
December 2006Thunderstorm WindRhinebeck-A NWS Storm Survey Team confirmed that straight line winds struck the region from Rhinebeck to the Sepasco Lake area between 18:26 EST and 18:30 EST on Friday, December 1st.|Damage occurred along a four mile long path, over an approximate width of 100 yards, extending from the village of Rhinebeck northeast to Sepasco Lake. The damage swath rougly paralleled Route 308. Damage was confined mainly to falling trees. There was essentially no damage from the wind alone to structures. However, some structures sustained damage from falling trees. Many of the downed trees were pine, although a fair number were hardwoods. Damage occurred in three main areas, in the Village of Rhinebeck, the Harter Lane area, and the Sepasco Lake area.|The estimated winds were at 75 to 80 mph.
May 2000HailRhinebeck-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dutchess 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
Rhinecliff2.1 miles31
Weys Corners2.4 miles31
Eighmyville3.2 miles29
Wurtemburg3.2 miles29
Lamplight Court3.5 miles31
Barrytown5.0 miles31
Red Hook5.1 miles31
DeWitt Mills5.2 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 962436. 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.