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.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The 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 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.
- 1902 USGS Copake quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Copake quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Claverack quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Claverack quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Claverack quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
99 since 2000Regional 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/undetermined | 44 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 August 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 2000Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Lightning | West Taghkanic | 1 killed | A 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 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Taghkanic | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Taghkanic | - | A tree was downed along Route 82 near the Taconic State Parkway and Route 10 near Taghkanic. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taghkanic | - | A tree was reported down on wires. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taghkanic | - | Trees were downed. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | West 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 2013 | Flash Flood | Taghkanic | - | A bridge was washed out in the town of Taghkanic due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Taghkanic | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail from a thunderstorm in Taghkanic. |
| August 2011 | Hail | West Taghkanic | - | Quarter size (measured) hail was reported during a thunderstorm approximately 2 miles south-southeast of Livingston. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taghkanic | - | A couple of trees were reported down in Taghkanic due to strong thunderstorm winds. Also, some lawn furniture and tents were blown over. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Taghkanic | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Taghkanic during a thunderstorm. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taghkanic | - | Trees were reportedly uprooted due to strong thunderstorm winds in Taghkanic. |
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taghkanic | - | Widespread trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Taghkanic | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| New Forge | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| West Taghkanic | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Churchtown | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Pumpkin Hollow | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Glenco Mills | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Linlithgo Mills | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Hollowville | 4.4 miles | 23 |
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.










