BlockSterlingville, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Philadelphia town. It lies near Pine Plains. The Survey maps it on the Deferiet quadrangle.
Then and now
1911 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1911 USGS Antwerp quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Antwerp quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Deferiet quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Deferiet quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Gouverneur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Sterlingville between 2000 and 2019, burning about 35 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 | 35 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doolins Crossing | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Reedville | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Hubbard Crossing | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Philadelphia | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Deferiet | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| North Wilna | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Great Bend | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| La Raysville (historical) | 5.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973115. 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.