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Dalton, Massachusetts

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Dalton town. It lies in ZIP code area 01226. It stands on Walker Brook. The Survey maps it on the Pittsfield East quadrangle.

Dalton within Berkshire County

Then and now

1886 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 111 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Dalton, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Dalton, surveyed 1886

Topographic sheets covering this place

37 sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

2 photographs,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Crane Paper Mill, Pioneer Museum, 30 South Street, Dalton, Berkshire County, MA
Crane Paper Mill, Pioneer Museum, 30 South Street, Dalton, Berkshire County, MA
Unattributed, . Library of Congress
Crane Paper Mill, Government Mill, 30 South Street, Dalton, Berkshire County, MA
Crane Paper Mill, Government Mill, 30 South Street, Dalton, Berkshire County, MA
Unattributed, . Library of Congress

Fires nearby

71 since 2015

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Dalton between 2015 and 2018, burning about 36 acres in total. None 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 burning41
Recreation and ceremony11
Smoking7
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Other causes1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
1 September 2016Other causesunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
29 August 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
4 July 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
4 July 2018Fireworksunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
29 July 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
20 July 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
19 July 2016Smoking1.0 acresMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Berkshire County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 748 shown

Museums hold 748 specimens collected within 10 miles of Dalton between 1835 and 1975: 355 Plantae, 197 Animalia, 190 Fungi, 6 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A K Harrison, A. K. Harrison, A. K. Harrison, Florence and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Bombus ternarius Say, 1837Bombus ternarius Say, 18371898[Not Stated]Hinsdale
Specimen of Potamogeton pusillus subsp. tenuissimus (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) K.Richt.Potamogeton pusillus subsp. tenuissimus (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) K.Richt.1900P. B. Weatherbee
A photograph of the species Persicaria amphibia, not of this specimenPersicaria amphibia (L.) Delarbre1835C. A. ShurtleffPittsfield
A photograph of the species Solidago patula, not of this specimenSolidago patula Muhl. ex Willd.1858Brewer; Chickering
A photograph of the species Homalia jamesii, not of this specimenHomalia jamesii Schimp.1867unknownWaconah Falls State Park
A photograph of the species Homalia trichomanoides, not of this specimenHomalia trichomanoides (Hedw.) Schimp.1867E. C. Howe
A photograph of the species Potentilla fruticosa, not of this specimenPotentilla fruticosa L.1868Redfield, J.H.Pittsfield
A photograph of the species Carex communis, not of this specimenCarex communis var. communis1874J. H. RedfieldBorders of woods, Pittsfield. [Inferred county from precise loc.]
A photograph of the species Euphorbia cyparissias, not of this specimenEuphorbia cyparissias L.1874Redfield, John H.Pittsfield; [illegible].
A photograph of the species Dichelyma capillaceum, not of this specimenDichelyma capillaceum (Dicks.) Myrin1875N. Coleman
A photograph of the species Procyon lotor, not of this specimenProcyon lotor lotor (Linnaeus, 1758)1876B. PatrickPittsfield. Canoe Meadows
A photograph of the species Claytonia caroliniana, not of this specimenClaytonia caroliniana Michx.1899Collector unspecified on labelBetween Pittsfield of Hancock.

All 748 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

10 of 11 shown

The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Dalton: 6 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Asbestos. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hinsdale PitAsbestosProducer
Berkshire PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cheshire PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cheshire PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Dalton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Dalton Pit /Genrl Sand & StoneSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dalton PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Donovan Blacktop Service IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Hutchinson Sand and Gravel CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Vincent Pit & Plnt Pittsfield S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Berkshire County

Storms nearby

19 since 1997

The National Weather Service names Dalton in 19 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2003Flash FloodDalton$15,000no account filed
August 2003Flash FloodDalton$10,000no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindDalton$4,000no account filed
May 1998HailDalton$3,000During the afternoon of May 20, a cold frontal passage initiated an isolated severe thunderstorm in Berkshire County. The severe thunderstorm produced one inch hail at Dalton.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindDalton-Trees were downed in the Town of Dalton including on Old Windsor Road and Route 8.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindDalton-A tree and wires were down on Gulf Road.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindDalton-A large tree branch was reported down blocking Old Windsor Rd.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindDalton-The National Weather Service in Albany, New York surveyed damage from the October 16, 2021 thunderstorm in and around Dalton, MA. There was sporadic damage in a southwest/northeast oriented path from just southeast of the center of Dalton to around two miles northeast of the center. The damage started at a lumber yard on West Housatonic Street where fiberglass sheathing and other debris was blown onto|the roadway. Nearby, a large tree was downed on a fence near Chamberlain Park. Continuing northeastward, several large trees and limbs were downed on the grounds of Wahconah Country Club. The most concentrated damage occurred along Orchard Road and its intersections with Appletree Lane and Pease Avenue. Several large hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted, and one large spruce tree was snapped, crushing a wooden pool house. Fence panels were blown in at two separate residences on Appletree Lane. There was also minor damage to roofs with some shingles missing at a couple of residences and one chimney damaged. The damage continued at Route 9 and Cleveland Avenue where trees were downed blocking both roads. The end of the visible damage swath occurred at Holiday Brook Farm, where the wind ripped off a couple of panels of aluminum roofing, tore a hole in a plastic greenhouse covering, and knocked over a wooden playset.||The trees were all downed in a south/north or southwest/northeast orientation, suggesting that the damage was due to strong straight-line winds. There was one tree downed onto a house and one onto a car, but no injuries were reported.
October 2020Thunderstorm WindDalton-A large tree limb was downed.
August 2015HailDalton-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Dalton.
June 2014Flash FloodDalton-Several minor roads were washed out in the hills around Dalton as a result of flash flooding from thunderstorm heavy rainfall.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindDalton-Trees were reported down in Dalton due to thunderstorm winds.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindDalton-Trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Dalton.
June 2011HailDalton-Penny size hail (measured) was reported during a thunderstorm in Dalton by a former Air Force observer.
August 2011FloodDalton-Moderate flooding occurred on the East Branch Housatonic River. The Coltsville |river gage located on right bank 250 feet downstream from the Hubbard Avenue Bridge at Coltsville, 1.2 miles upstream from Unkamet Brook, and 2 miles northeast of Pittsfield exceeded its 5 foot flood stage at 9:25 am EST August 28th, its 8 foot moderate flood stage 3:25 pm, crested at 8.20 feet at 4 pm, and fell below flood stage at 2:53 am August 29th.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindDalton-Trees were reported down in Dalton due to strong thunderstorm winds.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindDalton-Trees and wires were reported down near Dalton due to strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2009HailDalton-Penny size hail was reported in Dalton during a thunderstorm.
July 1997HailDalton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Berkshire County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
The Boulders1.8 miles37
Green Ridge Park1.9 miles37
Coltsville2.0 miles37
Yankee Orchards2.3 miles37
Adams Junction2.4 miles37
Beechwood Estates2.9 miles37
Berkshire3.0 miles40
Hinsdale3.2 miles37

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 607383. 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.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

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.