Scarborough, New York
40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Ossining town. It lies in ZIP code area 10510. It stands on Sparta Brook. The Survey maps it on the Ossining 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 Scarborough
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.
Scarborough Historic Districtlisted 1984 · 0.4 miles away
Jug Tavernlisted 1976 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 40 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 Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1902 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1936 USGS Ossining quadrangle1:24000
- 1937 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Ossining quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Ossining quadrangle1:25000
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Ossining quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Ossining quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
707 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 707 fires within 5 miles of Scarborough between 2000 and 2020, burning about 510 acres in total. 76 started naturally. 45 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 | 383 |
| Natural | 76 |
| Smoking | 58 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2013 | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Scarborough: 5 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Vanadium, Lead, Copper, Silver, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ossining Area | Vanadium, Lead | Occurrence | Vanadinite | |
| Sing Sing Ag Mine | Lead, Silver, Iron, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Sing Sing Silver Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Iron, Chromium, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Silver | |
| Sparta Copper Deposit | Copper, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Limonite | |
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scarborough in 7 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scarborough | $3,000 | Trees down in Law Park and a tree down on power lines near the Taconic overpass to Dogwood Lane. Other branches were also reported down. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scarborough | - | Mesonet site at Tappan Zee Light measured a 62 mph wind gust at 44 feet. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scarborough | - | Tappan Zee Light 14 Station measured a 62 mph gust. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scarborough | - | A 67 mile per hour gust was reported at Tappan Zee Light mesonet. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scarborough | - | A sixty seven mile per hour gust was reported at the Tappan Zee Light mesonet location. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scarborough | - | A gust of 56 knots was measured at the Tappan Zee Light mesonet location. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scarborough | - | A gust of 52 knots was measured at Tappan Zee Light 14. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta | 0.7 miles | 40 | |
| Archville | 1.0 miles | 39 | |
| Ossining | 1.9 miles | 40 | |
| Briarcliff Manor | 2.0 miles | 40 | |
| Sleepy Hollow Manor | 2.1 miles | 39 | |
| Buckhout Corners | 2.1 miles | 40 | |
| Forest Park | 2.4 miles | 40 | |
| Claremont | 2.4 miles | 40 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 964560. 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.














