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Skytop, New York

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Syracuse City. It lies in ZIP code area 13244. The Survey maps it on the Syracuse East quadrangle.

Skytop within Onondaga County

Then and now

1895 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Skytop, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Skytop, surveyed 1895

On record in Skytop

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 4 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 29 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

368 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 368 fires within 5 miles of Skytop between 2000 and 2020, burning about 241 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 44 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/undetermined227
Arson/incendiarism44
Smoking30
Natural24
Debris and open burning18
Equipment and vehicle use10
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Recreation and ceremony3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2015Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
4 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
4 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Onondaga County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Skytop: 17 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Jamesville QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Jamesville QuarryCalciumProducer
Jamesville Quarry & Cement PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Jamesville Quarry and MillCalciumPast ProducerCalcite
Rock Cut QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
South Onondaga PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
South Onondaga Pit & Nedrow MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Van Slyke PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Van Slyke PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed Gypsum QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Onondaga County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Southwood1.8 miles28
Syracuse2.3 miles29
DeWitt3.2 miles29
Nedrow3.3 miles27
Eastwood3.3 miles29
Onondaga Hill3.4 miles29
Jamesville3.4 miles28
Onondaga Castle3.6 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 965374. 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.