Tomkins Cove, New York
43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Stony Point town. It lies in ZIP code area 10986. It lies near Buckberg Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Peekskill quadrangle.
Then and now
1892 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 94 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
16 surveys from 43 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.
- 1892 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1899 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500, 12 printings
- 1936 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS West Point quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Peekskill quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Peekskill quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
641 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 641 fires within 5 miles of Tomkins Cove between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,857 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 58 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 | 414 |
| Smoking | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Natural | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
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 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Tomkins Cove: 14 past producers, 3 prospects, 3 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Emery, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony's Nose Deposit | Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Peekskill Area | Titanium, Metal, Iron, Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Peekskill Area Prospect | Titanium, Aluminum, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Peter Wyant Mica Property Deposit | Mica, Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Phillips Mine | Molybdenum, Uranium | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Phillips Mine-Camp Smith Area | Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Uranium | Past Producer | 1866 | |
| Stony Point Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Tompkins Cove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tompkins Cove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Deluca Emery No. 2 Mine | Emery | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tomkins Cove in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2011: 4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomkins Cove | $1,500 | A tree was downed on US 9 near Buckberg Mountain Road in the town of Stony Point. US 9 was closed for 2 hours due to the downed tree. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Tomkins Cove | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Tompkins Cove. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Tomkins Cove | - | Hen egg size hail was reported in Tompkins Cove. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Tomkins Cove | - | Nickel size hail was reported on Quennsboro Road in Stony Point. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Tomkins Cove | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckberg | 0.5 miles | 43 | |
| Bulsontown | 1.8 miles | 35 | |
| Stony Point | 1.9 miles | 36 | |
| Cedar Flats | 2.4 miles | 33 | |
| Jones Point | 2.5 miles | 43 | |
| Doodletown (historical) | 3.1 miles | 35 | |
| West Haverstraw | 3.3 miles | 36 | |
| Samsondale | 3.4 miles | 36 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 967630. 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.
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.















