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Vernon Valley, New York

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Huntington town. It lies in ZIP code area 11768. The Survey maps it on the Northport quadrangle.

Vernon Valley within Suffolk County

Then and now

1901 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Vernon Valley, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Vernon Valley, surveyed 1901

On record in Vernon Valley

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 4 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 32 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

417 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 417 fires within 5 miles of Vernon Valley between 2000 and 2020, burning about 200 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 51 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/undetermined297
Arson/incendiarism51
Natural23
Debris and open burning12
Smoking12
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony3
Other causes2

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
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2010Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Suffolk County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Vernon Valley: 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Indian Head PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
North East Mine, Inc. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
North East Mines Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Park Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
R Rchleider Contracting Corp.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Schleider PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Schleider Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Suffolk 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
Northport0.8 miles32
East Northport1.6 miles32
Middleville1.7 miles32
Fort Salonga1.7 miles32
Crab Meadow1.8 miles32
Asharoken2.5 miles32
Centerport2.7 miles31
Greenlawn2.8 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 968499. 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.