Woodside, New York
37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the borough of Queens. It lies in ZIP code area 11377. It lies near Maspeth Plateau. The Survey maps it on the Brooklyn quadrangle.
Then and now
1889 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 106 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1889 against another survey:
On record in Woodside
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
US Post Office-Jackson Heights Stationlisted 1988 · 1.0 miles away- Sunnyside Gardens Historic Districtlisted 1984 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 37 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.
- 1889 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500
- 1891 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1898 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1947 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2,358 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,358 fires within 5 miles of Woodside between 2002 and 2020, burning about 605 acres in total. 149 started naturally. 134 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 | 1617 |
| Smoking | 155 |
| Natural | 149 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 134 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 95 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 88 |
| Debris and open burning | 73 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 33 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Woodside: 8 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Garnet, Gemstone, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102nd St & 4th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| 49th St & 1st Ave Beryl Deposit | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| 64th St & 10th Ave Stilbite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| 69th/70th Sts & 2nd Ave Deposit | Iron, Garnet, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Manhattan Island Occurrence | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| National Gypsum/ Bronx Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| 2nd St & 4th Ave Siderite Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| 55th/56th Sts & 3rd Ave Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| 85th/86th Sts, 9th/10th Aves Dep. | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
22 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodside in 22 storm reports between 2000 and 2021: 10 thunderstorm wind, 9 flash flood, 3 hail. The reports record 3 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Woodside | 3 killed | A 50 year old man, 48 year old woman, and 2 year old boy died when a basement apartment on 64th Street near Laurel Hill Boulevard in Elmhurst, Queens flooded. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodside | $50,000 | Numerous trees and limbs were reported down throughout the Borough of Queens. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodside | $8,000 | A tree snapped and fell on a car, taking down wires on 31st Drive. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodside | $6,000 | Six trees reported down. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodside | $6,000 | Three large trees were reported down at 35th Street North of Astoria Boulevard. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodside | $4,000 | Large tree down on Steinway Street. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodside | $2,000 | A traffic sign was reported down on the Grand Central Parkway. |
| November 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodside | $1,000 | Tree blown down near 43rd Street and Astoria Boulevard South. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodside | $1,000 | At 24th Avenue and 23rd Street, a tree down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodside | $1,000 | A large tree limb down on 24th Avenue between 21st and 23rd streets. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodside | $500 | Large branches were reported down on 37th Street. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Woodside | - | Hail of 0.75 inches in diameter reported. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Woodside | - | Ping Pong ball sized hail reported. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Woodside | - | Water was flowing onto the tracks at the Court Square subway station in Long Island City, Queens. |
| April 2018 | Flash Flood | Woodside | - | The Grand Central Parkway was closed in both directions at 48th Street in Astoria due to flooding. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Woodside | - | Heavy rain caused flooding on the Grand Central Pkwy. eastbound at the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway exit. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Woodside | - | Multiple vehicles were stranded in flood waters at the intersection of 48th St. and 37th Ave. in Woodside. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Woodside | - | In Woodside, 66th Street and 48th Ave. were inundated with water, which flooded some adjoining residential properties. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Woodside | - | Major highways and roads closed due to flash flooding. |
| September 2002 | Flash Flood | Woodside | - | Spotters reported significant widespread street flooding in Woodside, including a stalled car trapped on a flooded street. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Woodside | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Woodside | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside Gardens | 0.7 miles | 37 | |
| Charlotteville (historical) | 0.7 miles | 42 | |
| Jackson Heights | 1.3 miles | 42 | |
| Columbusville (historical) | 1.5 miles | 37 | |
| Maspeth | 1.6 miles | 37 | |
| Elmhurst | 1.6 miles | 37 | |
| Sunnyside | 1.6 miles | 37 | |
| Garden Bay Manor | 1.8 miles | 42 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 971717. 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.















