Shinnecock Hills, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Southampton town. It lies in ZIP code area 11968. The Survey maps it on the Southampton quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Shinnecock Hills
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
William Merritt Chase Homesteadlisted 1983 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1903 USGS Sag Harbor quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Sag Harbor quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Southampton quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Southampton quadrangle1:24000, 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 New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island East quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
208 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 208 fires within 5 miles of Shinnecock Hills between 1992 and 2016, burning about 95 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 28 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 | 154 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | 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 |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shinnecock Hills in 5 storm reports between 2001 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shinnecock Hills | - | Mesonet site XSHN in Hampton Bays NY measured a 50 knot wind gust. |
| July 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Shinnecock Hills | - | As the severe thunderstorm continued southeast, it spawned another short-lived weak tornado near Peconic Beach. On the property of the Peconic Beach Club, several boats were picked up and damaged. One small catamaran was picked up and blown through the side of a building. Several hundred pound umbrella stands were tossed around in different directions and metal fences around the tennis court were bent severely. |
| July 2001 | Funnel Cloud | Shinnecock Hills | - | As this severe thunderstorm moved southeast, an eyewitness saw a funnel cloud move across the Shinnecock Canal after being awakened by intense lightning. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Shinnecock Hills | - | Golf ball size hail was reported near the Shinnecock Canal and at the Peconic Beach Club. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shinnecock Hills | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canoe Place | 2.1 miles | 29 | |
| Art Village | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Newtown | 2.2 miles | 29 | |
| Tuckahoe | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Hampton Bays | 3.2 miles | 27 | |
| Ponquogue | 3.2 miles | 27 | |
| Squiretown | 3.3 miles | 29 | |
| Springville | 3.8 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973063. 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.
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.










