Wanakena, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Fine town. It lies in ZIP code area 13695. It stands on Skate Creek. The Survey maps it on the Newton Falls quadrangle.
Then and now
1919 to 1999The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1919 against another survey:
On record in Wanakena
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 1 record
Wanakena Presbyterian Churchlisted 2007
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1919 USGS Cranberry Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1921 USGS Cranberry Lake quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1931 USGS Cranberry Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Newton Falls quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Tupper Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Newton Falls quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Wanakena between 2005 and 2020, burning about 9 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 2 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 | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | JANACKS POINT FIRE |
| 21 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | JOE INDIAN ISLAND FIRE |
| 22 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | SITE 27 FIRE |
| 17 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | MOORE TRAIL FIRE |
| 17 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | COLTON |
| 8 May 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 May 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 May 2007 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Wanakena: 1 occurrence, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vader Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Benson Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1810, 1889, 1978 | |
| Dead Creek Deposits | Iron | Occurrence | 1943 |
Storms near this place
5 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wanakena in 5 storm reports between 1995 and 2011: 3 hail, 2 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 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanakena | $125,000 | no account filed |
| November 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanakena | $2,000 | Trees down along Route 61 in Wanakena. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Wanakena | - | Dime size hail reported. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Wanakena | - | Quarter size hail reported. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Wanakena | - | Nickel size or greater hail reported by Wanakena Post Office. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janacks Landing Shelter | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Benson Mines | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Star Lake | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Newton Falls | 6.4 miles | 21 | |
| Cranberry Lake | 7.6 miles | 21 | |
| Cook Corners | 7.7 miles | 21 | |
| Oswegatchie | 8.6 miles | 18 | |
| Lower Oswegatchie | 8.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 977180. 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.









