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Taghkanic, New York

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Taghkanic town. It lies in ZIP code area 12521. The Survey maps it on the Claverack quadrangle.

Taghkanic within Columbia County

Then and now

1902 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Taghkanic, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Taghkanic, surveyed 1902

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 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

99 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Taghkanic between 2000 and 2019, burning about 118 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 9 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/undetermined44
Natural18
Debris and open burning16
Arson/incendiarism9
Smoking7
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
5 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
5 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 August 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
26 August 2005Power generation/transmission/distribution4.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 August 2004Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
12 August 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
30 July 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Columbia County

Storms near this place

13 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Taghkanic in 13 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2013LightningWest Taghkanic1 killedA 26 year old man was struck by lightning on a beach at Lake Taghkanic State Park in Gallatin. The man was standing under a tree that was struck by lightning and the lightning traveled through this body. He went into cardiac arrest, but was resuscitated at the park by emergency personnel. He was then brought to a hospital in Hudson and transferred to Albany Medical Center where he later died.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindEast Taghkanic$15,000no account filed
September 2023Thunderstorm WindWest Taghkanic-A tree was downed along Route 82 near the Taconic State Parkway and Route 10 near Taghkanic.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindTaghkanic-A tree was reported down on wires.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindTaghkanic-Trees were downed.
July 2013Flash FloodWest Taghkanic-A large section of the Taconic State Parkway was closed due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. The northbound lanes were closed from Route 82 to Route 50.
July 2013Flash FloodTaghkanic-A bridge was washed out in the town of Taghkanic due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall.
May 2013HailTaghkanic-A trained spotter reported quarter size hail from a thunderstorm in Taghkanic.
August 2011HailWest Taghkanic-Quarter size (measured) hail was reported during a thunderstorm approximately 2 miles south-southeast of Livingston.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindTaghkanic-A couple of trees were reported down in Taghkanic due to strong thunderstorm winds. Also, some lawn furniture and tents were blown over.
July 2009HailTaghkanic-Quarter size hail was reported in Taghkanic during a thunderstorm.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindTaghkanic-Trees were reportedly uprooted due to strong thunderstorm winds in Taghkanic.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindTaghkanic-Widespread trees down.

Every storm recorded in Columbia 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
East Taghkanic1.3 miles23
New Forge2.5 miles22
West Taghkanic2.6 miles22
Churchtown3.2 miles23
Pumpkin Hollow3.2 miles20
Glenco Mills3.4 miles23
Linlithgo Mills4.3 miles23
Hollowville4.4 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 966995. 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.