Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
“The Nathaniel Conklin House is a historic house located at 280 Deer Park Avenue in Babylon, Suffolk County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Nathaniel Conklin House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 858 fires within 5 miles of Nathaniel Conklin House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 427 acres in total. 107 started naturally. 115 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 | 494 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 115 |
| Natural | 107 |
| Smoking | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
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 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Nathaniel Conklin House: 1 past producer. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Shore Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Babylon, the town this property stands in, in 42 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 24 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 4 hail, 1 coastal flood. The reports record 1 death and 7 injuries. 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Babylon | 1 killed, 2 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Babylon | 5 hurt | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Lightning | Babylon | $50,000 | Lightning struck the Babylon Tower for the Long Island Railroad, causing extensive damage to the main and back up computer systems, as well as communication links to switches, resulting in extensive delays. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Babylon | $7,500 | Numerous trees were reported down on roadways in West Islip. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Babylon | $7,000 | Numerous trees were reported down around town. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Babylon | $6,000 | A tree fell onto a house. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Babylon | $5,000 | Large trees down on wires and across the street on Sequams Lane North. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Babylon | $4,000 | A Large tree down on Sylvan Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Babylon | $3,000 | Trees snapped and uprooted on Thorn Street. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Babylon | $3,000 | Trees down on Deer Park Avenue. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Babylon | $3,000 | Trees reported down by media in Babylon. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Babylon | $3,000 | A large tree and wires were downed on Deer Park Avenue. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Babylon | $3,000 | Trees and large branches were downed. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Babylon | $2,000 | Downed wires on Farmingdale Road in Babylon NY. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Babylon | $2,000 | Power lines down on Spangle Drive in North Babylon. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Babylon | $2,000 | Trees and wires were reported down at the intersection of Belmont and Sheffield Avenues in West Babylon. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Babylon | $2,000 | Tree limbs and power lines were reported down in West Islip, some blocking roadways. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Babylon | $1,500 | A large tree was downed onto wires. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Babylon | $1,000 | Downed tree on NY 231 northbound in the area of Hunter Avenue with the right lane closed. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Babylon | $500 | Large tree limbs were reported down. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | North Babylon | - | Flooding on NY 231 Northbound between Garnet Street, Ryder Avenue, and Weeks Road with all lanes closed. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Babylon | - | Eaton Lane and Sequams Lane Center in West Islip were closed for approximately three hours due to flooding. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Babylon | - | Several cars were stranded in high water on Great East Neck Road at Flurry Lane in West Babylon. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Babylon | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was reported. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Babylon | - | A vehicle was stuck in flood waters at the intersection of Cedar Lane and Coppertree Lane in Babylon. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Babylon | - | Numerous roads were closed due to flooding in Babylon including Route 109, John Street, Montauk Highway, and the intersection of Park Avenue and Deer Park Avenue. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | West Babylon | - | The Southern State Parkway was closed with cars stranded in high water at exit 37 in West Babylon. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Babylon | - | An estimated three feet of standing water accumulated on Livingston Ave. in Babylon. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Babylon | - | Several cars were stuck in flood waters at the end of Rt. 231 between Udall Rd. and Montauk Hwy. in Babylon. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Babylon | - | In Babylon, torrential rain caused flooding up to car door windows. Park Ave. was flooded most of it's length and the intersection of E. Main St. and Cooper St. was under approximately one foot of water. |
| August 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Babylon | - | Based on a National Weather Service Storm Survey, a weak F0 tornado was confirmed from near Babylon northwest to near Wyandanch in southwest Suffolk County.||The estimated maximum wind gust was 75 mph.||This weak tornado was spawned by a rotating thunderstorm within a spiral rain band rotating around then Hurricane Irene several hours before it made landfall in New York City. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | North Babylon | - | Deer Park Ave. was closed at Sunrise Hwy. due to flooding. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Babylon | - | Nickel size hail was reported on Fire Island Avenue in Babylon. |
| August 2008 | Hail | West Babylon | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Babylon | - | Severe thunderstorms produced high winds that downed a tree on Route 231 and large limbs on Deer Park Ave and surrounding streets just South of Southern State Parkway. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Babylon | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Flash Flood | Babylon | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Babylon | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Babylon | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Babylon | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Coastal Flood | Babylon | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Babylon | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Babylon Town Hall | 0.3 miles | 2005 |
 | Babylon Library, The | 0.3 miles | 2015 |
 | Sagtikos Manor | 2.4 miles | 1976 |
 | Sisters of St. Dominic Motherhouse Complex | 4.2 miles | 2007 |
 | Bay Shore Methodist Episcopal Church | 4.3 miles | 2001 |
 | Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse | 4.4 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88002683 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Suffolk County | All 338 listed properties in this county. |
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