Rye Brook, New York
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Rye town. It lies in ZIP code area 10573. The Survey maps it on the Glenville quadrangle.
Then and now
1892 to 1986The 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 Rye Brook
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Bush-Lyon Homesteadlisted 1982 · 0.9 miles away
William E. Ward Houselisted 1976 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 36 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.
- 1892 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:62500, 13 printings
- 1944 USGS Glenville quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Glenville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Glenville quadrangle1:31680
- 1960 USGS Glenville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
606 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 606 fires within 5 miles of Rye Brook between 2000 and 2020, burning about 508 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 42 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 | 355 |
| Smoking | 82 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Natural | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | 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 |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Rye Brook: 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christiano Oak Ridge Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | 1833 | |
| Christiano Hamilton Avenue Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | 1873 | |
| Ritch Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Unknown | |
| Voorhis Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Christiano Hamilton Avenue Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Chritiano Oak Ridge Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Lake Street Granite Mine | Granite | Producer | ||
| Lake Street Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Ritch Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Voorhis Quarry | Granite | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Chester | 1.5 miles | 36 | |
| Purdys Grove | 2.1 miles | 34 | |
| Purchase | 2.2 miles | 36 | |
| Rye | 2.7 miles | 34 | |
| Limerick (historical) | 2.7 miles | 34 | |
| Sarosca Farm Estates | 2.7 miles | 36 | |
| Dublin | 2.7 miles | 34 | |
| Fenmore Park | 2.9 miles | 34 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 979940. 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.












