Rosedale, New York
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the borough of Queens. It lies in ZIP code area 11422. The Survey maps it on the Lynbrook quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 87 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
14 surveys from 29 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.
- 1897 USGS Hempstead quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Hempstead quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS Hempstead quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Hempstead quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1947 USGS Lynbrook quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Lynbrook quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Lynbrook quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,215 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,215 fires within 5 miles of Rosedale between 1995 and 2020, burning about 364 acres in total. 55 started naturally. 128 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 | 781 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 128 |
| Smoking | 72 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 55 |
| Natural | 55 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Rosedale: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Shore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rosedale in 11 storm reports between 2008 and 2020: 5 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 lightning. 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 2016 | Lightning | Rosedale | $20,000 | Lightning struck a chimney of a building at the intersection of 146th Avenue and 230th Street, just west of Rosedale, causing structural damage. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosedale | $5,000 | Trees and power wires were reported down on 147th Avenue between 232nd and 235th Streets. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosedale | $5,000 | Trees were reported down across the railroad tracks at the Rosedale Long Island Railroad Station. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosedale | $5,000 | Trees were reported down across the railroad tracks at the Laurelton Long Island Railroad Station. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosedale | $1,000 | Multiple power lines were downed across Rosedale, which led to numerous power outages. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Rosedale | - | Hook Creek Boulevard was closed due to flooding between 148th Road and 145th Avenue in Rosedale, Queens. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Rosedale | - | All eastbound lanes of the Belt Parkway were closed due to flooding between Merrick Boulevard and the Cross Island Parkway in Laurelton, Queens. |
| August 2011 | Flood | Rosedale | - | The Belt Pkwy. was closed westbound at Francis Lewis Blvd. due to flooding. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Rosedale | - | Several vehicles were stranded in flood waters at the intersection of 147th Dr. and Hook Creek Blvd. in Rosedale. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Rosedale | - | Several vehicles became stuck in flood waters with occupants rescued by the local fire department on 147th Ave., 225 St. and 144th Ave. in Brookville. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Rosedale | - | Occupied vehicles were stuck in rising water at the intersection of Hook Creek Blvd. and 257th St. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurelton | 0.9 miles | 35 | |
| Springfield Gardens | 1.3 miles | 29 | |
| Cambria Heights | 2.2 miles | 29 | |
| Rochdale Village | 2.3 miles | 35 | |
| Locust Manor | 2.8 miles | 35 | |
| Saint Albans | 2.8 miles | 35 | |
| Cedar Manor | 3.5 miles | 35 | |
| Bellaire | 3.7 miles | 35 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 962917. 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.













