Upper Red Hook, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Red Hook town. It lies in ZIP code area 12571. The Survey maps it on the Clermont quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 91 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 27 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.
- 1895 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1934 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1938 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Clermont quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
173 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Upper Red Hook between 1999 and 2020, burning about 231 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 39 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 | 75 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2002 | 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 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Upper Red Hook: 6 producers, 4 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Denter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elizaville Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Red Hook Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rock City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rock City Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Roe-Jan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Route 199 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Route 199 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Route 199 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Upper Red Hook in 3 storm reports between 2019 and 2022: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upper Red Hook | - | A tree was downed on Route 9G between Lasher Road and West Kerley Corners Road south of Nevis. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upper Red Hook | - | Trees were downed on West Kerley Corners Road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upper Red Hook | - | A tree was downed north of Kerley Corners Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerleys Corners | 0.9 miles | 27 | |
| Cokertown | 1.4 miles | 27 | |
| Fraleighs | 1.9 miles | 27 | |
| Red Hook Mills | 2.0 miles | 27 | |
| College Park | 2.1 miles | 29 | |
| Linden Acres | 2.2 miles | 29 | |
| Red Hook | 2.9 miles | 31 | |
| Cruger Village | 3.3 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 968296. 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.










