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The Gables, New York

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Poughkeepsie town. It lies in ZIP code area 12603. The Survey maps it on the Poughkeepsie quadrangle.

The Gables within Dutchess County

Then and now

1893 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 102 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of The Gables, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of The Gables, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 35 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

641 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 641 fires within 5 miles of The Gables between 1992 and 2020, burning about 444 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 103 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/undetermined342
Arson/incendiarism103
Smoking61
Debris and open burning41
Natural35
Misuse of fire by a minor27
Equipment and vehicle use12
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Recreation and ceremony7
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Other causes1

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 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2015Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2007Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2005Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2016Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dutchess 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 The Gables: 20 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay. 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
Probably Borrow Pits of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated MaterialClay, StonePast ProducerChert
Sandstone Rock Quarry No. Hj-010Stone, DimensionPast ProducerSandstone
Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Limestone Quarry No. Hj-0.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Limestone Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Noxon Road MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Noxon Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pleasant Valley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Probably Borrow Pit of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated MaterialStone, ClayPast ProducerChert

Every working recorded in Dutchess 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
Fairview1.5 miles35
MacDonnell Heights2.0 miles34
Colonial Heights2.1 miles34
Rochdale2.2 miles34
Arlington2.3 miles35
Poughkeepsie2.5 miles35
Clark Heights2.6 miles34
Haviland2.7 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2460810. 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.