West Windsor, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Windsor town. It lies in ZIP code area 13865. It lies near Sherwood Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Binghamton East quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 81 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
10 surveys from 24 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.
- 1904 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1937 USGS Binghamton East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Binghamton East quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Binghamton East quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Binghamton East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
109 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of West Windsor between 1995 and 2020, burning about 117 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 12 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 | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 26 September 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 2017 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
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 West Windsor: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conklin Gravel Bed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Weber Road Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Windsor in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Windsor | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees on Frost Road. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Windsor | $10,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Windsor | $8,000 | Thunderstorms winds damaged the siding and porch of a house. Window fans and a window air conditioner was also damaged. This was an isolated incident. |
| September 2022 | Hail | West Windsor | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | West Windsor | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookvale | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Dunbar | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Kirkwood Center | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Langdon | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Fivemile Point | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| West Colesville | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Lester | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Occanum | 3.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 970890. 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.









