Setauket, New York
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Brookhaven town. It lies in ZIP code area 11733. The Survey maps it on the Port Jefferson quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Setauket
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
Bethel Christian Avenue Historic Districtlisted 2017
Frank Melville Memorial Parklisted 2010
Thompson Houselisted 1988- Old Field Point Light Stationlisted 2024
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 32 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.
- 1902 USGS Setauket quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Islip quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1904 USGS Setauket quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1919 USGS Setauket quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Islip quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS Port Jefferson quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Port Jefferson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Setauket quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Port Jefferson quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
689 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 689 fires within 5 miles of Setauket between 2000 and 2020, burning about 256 acres in total. 49 started naturally. 50 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 | 540 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 50 |
| Natural | 49 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2000 | 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 |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Setauket: 3 past producers, 1 plant, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Aviation Industries Plant | Titanium | Unknown | ||
| Port Jefferson Station B Plant | Titanium, Metal | Plant | ||
| Smithtown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Smithtown Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Suffolk Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Suffolk Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Setauket in 15 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Setauket | $15,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were reported down between Main Street and Bennets Road. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Setauket | $7,500 | A tree was reported down through a home on Settlers Way in Setauket. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Setauket | $3,000 | Large limb and wires down on the intersection of Old Field Road and Conscience Road in Setauket NY. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Setauket | $3,000 | Trees were reported down along Lower Sheep Pasture Road in Stony Brook. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Setauket | $2,000 | Downed wires from thunderstorm gust. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | South Setauket | - | Water rescue on North Country Road at Ridgeway Ave. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | East Setauket | - | Water rescue on Sheep Pasture Road at Locust Manor Court. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | East Setauket | - | Fire department dispatched to stranded motorist to perform a water rescue on N Belle Meade Road. |
| June 2009 | Hail | East Setauket | - | Ping-Pong ball size hail was reported in Setauket-East Setauket. |
| June 2009 | Hail | East Setauket | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Setauket-East Setauket. |
| August 2008 | Hail | East Setauket | - | Penny size hail was reported. |
| August 2008 | Hail | East Setauket | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| August 2008 | Hail | East Setauket | - | Half dollar size hail was reported covering the ground at Saint Georges Golf Course in East Setauket. |
| June 2008 | Funnel Cloud | South Setauket | - | A funnel cloud was spotted at the tail end of a thunderstorm over Long Island Sound about 3 miles North of Port Jefferson Harbor. |
| June 1998 | Lightning | Setauket | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Setauket | 0.8 miles | 32 | |
| Stony Brook | 1.4 miles | 33 | |
| South Setauket | 1.6 miles | 32 | |
| Old Field | 1.8 miles | 33 | |
| Poquott | 2.1 miles | 32 | |
| Port Jefferson | 2.7 miles | 32 | |
| Head of the Harbor | 3.0 miles | 33 | |
| Belle Terre | 3.2 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 970596. 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.















