BlockWoodhull, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Forestport town. It lies in ZIP code area 13338. It stands on Woodhull Creek. The Survey maps it on the Forestport quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 88 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 25 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.
- 1897 USGS Remsen quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Remsen quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1945 USGS Forestport quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Forestport quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Woodhull between 1995 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 August 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 July 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 4 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Woodhull: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burdick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestport | 0.7 miles | 25 | |
| Alder Creek | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Honnedaga | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| East Steuben | 4.3 miles | 25 | |
| Hawkinsville | 5.8 miles | 20 | |
| Woodgate | 6.4 miles | 22 | |
| Fink Hollow | 7.0 miles | 19 | |
| Remsen | 7.4 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 971635. 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.