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East Northfield, Massachusetts
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Northfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 01360. It stands on Minot Brook. The Survey maps it on the Northfield quadrangle.
Then and now
1887 to 1990The same ground, surveyed 103 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
36 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.
- 1887 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1889 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Northfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Northfield quadrangle1:31680
- 1941 USGS Northfield quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Keene quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Northfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Northfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Northfield quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Northfield quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Northfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Northfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Northfield quadrangle1:25000
- 1977 USGS Northfield quadrangle1:25000
- 1977 USGS Northfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Northfield quadrangle1:25000
- 1986 USGS Keene quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Keene quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Keene quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Northfield quadrangle1:25000
- 1990 USGS Northfield quadrangle1:25000
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.
Unattributed, . Library of Congress
Unattributed, . Library of Congress
Fires nearby
14 since 2016The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of East Northfield between 2016 and 2020, burning about 9 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 13 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 30 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 29 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 11 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 1 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 757 shownMuseums hold 757 specimens collected within 10 miles of East Northfield between 1847 and 1975: 342 Animalia, 173 Plantae, 131 Fungi, 111 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A S Pease, A. Cronquist, A. J. Grout 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 | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dryopteris spinulosa (O.F.Müll.) Watt | 1896 | Leonard, F.E. | Northfield, Mass. |
 | Cinna latifolia (Trevir. ex Göpp.) Griseb. | 1847 | Russell | |
| unnamed (fossil) | 1867 | Othniel C. Marsh | Black shale (property of T. M. Stoughton, 1871 Beer County map, previously owned by Dr. Roswell Field) south side of Connecticut River, Horse Race, Montague | |
 | Potamogeton bicupulatus Fernald | 1895 | A. J. Grout | Lily Pond |
| Rhexia virginica L. | 1895 | A. J. Grout | Lily Pond | |
 | Carex plantaginea Lam. | 1896 | Sydney Harris | Woods near Factory Village [Note: Location found by Geolocate is in Franklin County] |
 | Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) A.Gray | 1896 | Leonard, F.E. | Northfield |
 | Cronartium comptoniae Arthur | 1928 | Spaulding P. | Turners Falls |
 | Apanteles Förster, 1863 | 1929 | J. Schaffner | Bernardston |
 | Fusicladium saliciperdum (Allesch. & Tubeuf) Lind | 1929 | Spaulding P. | Leyden |
| Physalospora miyabeana Fukushi | 1929 | not recorded | Orange | |
 | Lycopodium obscurum L. | 1930 | M.M. Metcalf | Northfield, Massachusetts. |
All 757 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
8 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of East Northfield: 4 producers, 4 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northfield Plant #38 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Northfield Washed Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Amphibolite Rock Quarry N | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Amphibolite Rock Quarry N | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Amphibolite Rock Quarry No. Bj5 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Amphibolite Rock Quarry No. Bj6 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Diabase Rock Quarry No. B | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Diabase Rock Quarry No. Bj4 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms nearby
19 since 2006The National Weather Service names East Northfield in 19 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 lightning. 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northfield | $20,000 | Multiple trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northfield | $15,000 | Many trees and wires along West Northfield Road were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northfield | $10,000 | Six trees on Pine Meadow Road were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northfield | $10,000 | Trees on Routes 10 and 142 in Bernardston were downed by thunderstorm winds, closing the roads. A large tree and wires were downed on Route 142 at Wozniak Road in Northfield. In Leyden, a tree on East Hill Road was downed on wires. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northfield | $10,000 | Trees and power lines along Route 142 were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2008 | Lightning | East Northfield | $10,000 | A house on Hidden Pond Lane was struck by lightning and caught fire. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northfield | $5,000 | A tree on Pine Meadow Road was downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northfield | $5,000 | A tree and wires were downed onto Mount Herman Station Road. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northfield | $5,000 | A tree and wires on Mill Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northfield | $4,000 | Multiple trees down in Northfield, closing a portion of Route 10. |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northfield | $3,000 | Trees were brought down on Warwick Avenue. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northfield | $1,000 | In Northfield, there were trees down along the 60 block of Hinsdale Rd. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northfield | $1,000 | In Northfield, trees were down on Warwick Road and Strowbridge Road. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northfield | $1,000 | In Northfield, MA, two large trees were down on wires on West Northfield Road. |
| May 2018 | Lightning | East Northfield | $1,000 | At 3:04 PM EST, lightning struck a tree on Birnam Road and set the tree on fire. |
| June 2024 | Hail | East Northfield | - | In Northfield, 1 inch hail was reported. |
| August 2020 | Hail | East Northfield | - | In Northfield, dime size hail was reported. |
| August 2008 | Hail | East Northfield | - | Penny to nickel size hail fell in Northfield. |
| August 2011 | Hail | East Northfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northfield | 0.8 miles | 36 | |
| East Northfield Station | 2.5 miles | 36 | |
| Satans Kingdom | 2.6 miles | 36 | |
| West Northfield | 2.7 miles | 36 | |
| Mount Hermon Station | 2.9 miles | 36 | |
| Mount Hermon | 3.0 miles | 36 | |
| Munns Ferry | 3.1 miles | 36 | |
| Gill Station | 3.3 miles | 36 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122589399 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 609268. 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.