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Lanesborough, Massachusetts

40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Lanesborough town. It lies in ZIP code area 01237. It stands on Farnams Hill. The Survey maps it on the Cheshire quadrangle.

Lanesborough within Berkshire County

Then and now

1886 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 112 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Lanesborough, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Lanesborough, surveyed 1886

Topographic sheets covering this place

40 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.

Fires nearby

86 since 2008

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Lanesborough between 2008 and 2020, burning about 191 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 burning49
Recreation and ceremony11
Smoking7
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism2
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
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
23 June 2015Smokingunder an acreMassachusetts 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 959 shown

Museums hold 959 specimens collected within 10 miles of Lanesborough between 1835 and 1975: 465 Plantae, 333 Animalia, 158 Fungi, 3 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A K Harrison, A Schwartz, A. K. Harrison 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
A photograph of the species Persicaria amphibia, not of this specimenPersicaria amphibia (L.) Delarbre1835C. A. ShurtleffPittsfield
A photograph of the species Coptis trifolia, not of this specimenCoptis trifolia (L.) Salisb.1855SmerWilliamstown Map - Mt. Greylock
A photograph of the species Solidago patula, not of this specimenSolidago patula Muhl. ex Willd.1858Brewer; Chickering
A photograph of the species Carex aestivalis, not of this specimenCarex aestivalis M.A.Curtis ex A.Gray1865Boott, M.Saddle Mountain, Williamstown [Mount Greylock]
A photograph of the species Carex novae-angliae, not of this specimenCarex novae-angliae Schwein.1865W. BoottSaddle Ball Mountain
A photograph of the species Hypnum pallescens, not of this specimenHypnum pallescens (Hedw.) P.Beauv.1866not recordedMts. of [New] Lebanon
A photograph of the species Platyhypnidium riparioides, not of this specimenPlatyhypnidium riparioides (Hedw.) Dixon1866not recordedMts. of New Lebanon
A photograph of the species Homalia jamesii, not of this specimenHomalia jamesii Schimp.1867unknownWaconah Falls State Park
A photograph of the species Buteo platypterus, not of this specimenButeo platypterus platypterus (Vieillot, 1823)1896Collector(s): B. HoagStephentown
A photograph of the species Dendroica petechia, not of this specimenDendroica petechia aestiva (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)1896Benjamin HoagStephentown, Garfield
A photograph of the species Empidonax minimus, not of this specimenEmpidonax minimus (W.M.Baird & S.F.Baird, 1843)1896Benjamin HoagStephentown

All 959 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

10 of 21 shown

The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Lanesborough: 13 past producers, 6 producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
United States Gypsum Co QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
United States Gypsum Company Marble QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerStratabound
Bliss MineIronProducer1782
Bliss MineIronPast Producer
Bliss Mine/Jagger MineIronPast ProducerResidual
Colby MineIronPast ProducerResidual
Colby MineIronProducer1856
Colby MineIronOccurrence
Jagger MineIronPast Producer
Berkshire PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Berkshire County

Storms nearby

31 since 2000

The National Weather Service names Lanesborough in 31 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 28 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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
July 2001Thunderstorm WindLanesborough$38,000no account filed
June 2000Flash FloodLanesborough$28,000no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindLanesborough$15,000no account filed
August 2000Flash FloodLanesborough$15,000no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindLanesborough$9,000no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindLanesborough$3,000no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindLanesborough$500Picnic table hurled through plate glass window.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-An amateur radio operator reported a tree down blocking Swamp Road in Lanesborough, MA.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-An amateur radio operator reported downed trees blocking Bailey Road in Lanesborough.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-An amateur radio operator reported multiple trees down at a residence on Lanesboro Road in the town of Lanesborough.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-An amateur radio operator reported trees down near a residence on Summer Street in Lanesborough.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-A tree was downed on Miner Road. A tree and wires were also downed on Narragansett Avenue in the Town of Lanesborough.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-A tree was downed on Stormview Road in the Town of Lanesborough.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-A tree was downed onto wires on North Main Street.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-Trees were downed in Lanesborough.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-A tree was downed on Balance Rock Road north of the City of Pittsfield.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-Wires were downed on Bridge Street near the Town of Lanesborough.
February 2017Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-A tree was reported down on South State Road.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-Trees were downed on wires in Lanesborough due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-Numerous trees and power lines were downed near Bailey Road in Lanesborough due to thunderstorm winds.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-Widespread trees were reported down in Lanesborough as a result of thunderstorm winds.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-One tree was reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in Lanesborough.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-Several trees were reported down in Lanesborough due to strong thunderstorm winds with damage to a gazebo.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-Trees were reported down in Lanesborough due to strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-Numerous trees and wires were reported down in and near Lanesborough due to strong thunderstorm winds. Downed trees were reported on Kelly Lane, and also resulted in the closure of a portion of Route 8.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-Trees were reported down in Lanesborough due to strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2006HailLanesborough-A trained spotter reported that penny-sized hail occurred in Lanesborough.
December 2006Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-Trees were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in Lanesborough.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-Trees blown down.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-Trees down on Old Cheshire Road.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindLanesborough-Wires down.

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
Pontoosuc Gardens1.6 miles37
Greylock Estates1.7 miles40
Camp Mohawk1.9 miles40
Lakeview Terrace1.9 miles37
Berkshire1.9 miles40
Camp Merrill2.1 miles37
Camp Sumner2.2 miles37
Pontoosuc2.8 miles37

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 607503. 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.