Summit Hill, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Binghamton town. It lies in ZIP code area 13903. It stands on Park Creek. The Survey maps it on the Binghamton West quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1985The 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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1904 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1935 USGS Binghamton West quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Binghamton West quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Binghamton West quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Binghamton West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
459 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 459 fires within 5 miles of Summit Hill between 2001 and 2020, burning about 261 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 41 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 | 221 |
| Smoking | 61 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| 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 2017 | 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 | NA |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2010 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Summit Hill: 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Weber Road Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Binghampton Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Binghampton Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Terrace | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Binghamton | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Hawleyton | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Conklin Forks | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Pine Manor | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Johnson City | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Sunrise Terrace | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Stella (historical) | 4.6 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 966770. 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.









