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Westhampton, Massachusetts

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Westhampton town. It lies in ZIP code area 01027. It stands on Tob Hill. The Survey maps it on the Westhampton quadrangle.

Westhampton within Hampshire 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 Westhampton, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Westhampton, surveyed 1886

Compare 1886 against another survey:

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

1 photograph,

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.

Captain Jared Hunt House, Westhampton, Hampshire County, MA
Captain Jared Hunt House, Westhampton, Hampshire County, MA
Unattributed, . Library of Congress

Fires nearby

25 since 2004

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Westhampton between 2004 and 2020, burning about 15 acres in total. 2 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
Equipment and vehicle use9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Debris and open burning3
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking1

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
3 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
14 August 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
3 June 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
13 June 2017Smoking1.0 acresMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
4 May 2015Natural2.0 acresMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
10 May 2020Power generation/transmission/distribution1.5 acresMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
6 April 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
30 April 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hampshire County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 1,936 shown

Museums hold 1,936 specimens collected within 10 miles of Westhampton between 1822 and 1975: 1,286 Plantae, 447 Animalia, 191 Fungi, 11 Chromista, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A., A. B. Seymour, A. C. Gibson 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 Camissonia LinkCamissonia Link1898B. L. Robinson
Specimen of Buellia disciformis (Fr.) MuddBuellia disciformis (Fr.) Mudd1900George P. ClintonHammond Pond
Specimen of Graphis scripta (L.) Ach.Graphis scripta (L.) Ach.1900George P. ClintonHammond Pond
A photograph of the species Porella platyphylloidea, not of this specimenPorella platyphylloidea (Schwein.) Lindb.1822EmmonsNorwich
A photograph of the species Carex bromoides, not of this specimenCarex bromoides Willd.1831Collector unknown
A photograph of the species Carex vesicaria, not of this specimenCarex vesicaria L.1836Collector unknown
A photograph of the species Carex vestita, not of this specimenCarex vestita Willd.1836Collector unspecified
A photograph of the species Kalmia angustifolia, not of this specimenKalmia angustifolia f. angustifolia1838L. DeWetteNorthampton.
A photograph of the species Kalmia latifolia, not of this specimenKalmia latifolia var. latifolia1838L. DeWetteNorthampton.
A photograph of the species Pogonia ophioglossoides, not of this specimenPogonia ophioglossoides (L.) Ker Gawl.1838L. DeWetteNorthampton.
A photograph of the species Meleagris gallopavo, not of this specimenMeleagris gallopavo silvestris Vieillot, 18171847William D. WhitneyMount Tom
A photograph of the species Veratrum viride, not of this specimenVeratrum viride subsp. viride1847not recordedBrunswick and Goshen

All 1,936 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

10 of 24 shown

The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Westhampton: 10 past producers, 9 producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Lithium, Brick Clay. 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
Argentine Galena VeinSilver, LeadOccurrenceGalena
Clay PitClayPast Producer
LoudvilleMolybdenumOccurrenceWulfenite
Loudville Lead MineLead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Barium-BariteProducerBarite, Galena
Loudville MineBarium-Barite, Lead, Silica, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Southhampton Barite VeinLead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, MolybdenumProducerBarite, Galena
Southhampton Barite VeinBarium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer
Wzorek PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Argentine Galena VeinLead, SilverProspect
Clay PitBrick ClayProducerClay

Every working recorded in Hampshire County

Storms nearby

17 since 2006

The National Weather Service names Westhampton in 17 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 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 2014Thunderstorm WindWesthampton$75,000Numerous trees were downed in Hatfield, Williamsburg, Westhampton, Northampton, and Easthampton which blocked roadways in some cases. One lane of Interstate 91 in Northampton was blocked by a fallen tree near Exit 20. Trees were downed onto houses on Ellington Road and Water Street in Northampton and on Strong Street in Easthampton. In Amherst, large branches were downed at UMASS. A tree was downed in Hadley near the Connecticut River.
August 2011FloodWesthampton$50,000After receiving six to eight inches of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Irene, Sodom Brook in Westhampton overflowed its banks. This flooded South Road, making it impassable.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWesthampton$35,000no account filed
July 2018Thunderstorm WindWesthampton$25,000At 11:22 PM EST, a thunderstorm moving over Westhampton brought a tree down on a house and car on Southampton Road.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindWesthampton$20,000Trees and wires on Route 66 were downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2015LightningWesthampton$10,000Lightning struck a garage on Tipping Rock Road starting a fire.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindWesthampton$6,000In Westhampton, trees on South Shore Road were downed by thunderstorm winds. A trained spotter in Northampton estimated wind gusts of 60 mph and reported multiple trees downed by these winds.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindWesthampton$5,000Wires on Montague Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindWesthampton$5,000A tree and wires on Tob Hill Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindWesthampton$5,000Trees and wires on Chesterfield Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindWesthampton$5,000Trees and wires on Laurel Hill Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2023LightningWesthampton$3,000In Westhampton, a lightning strike caused a garage fire at a residence on Tipping Rock Road. Report relayed by amateur radio.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindWesthampton$800In Westhampton, multiple trees reported down blocking part of the road.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindWesthampton$800In Westhampton, multiple trees down across roads.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindWesthampton$500In Westhampton, there was a tree down on wires on Easthampton Rd.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindWesthampton$500Large limbs on Routes 66 and 171 were downed by thunderstorm winds.
October 2020HailWesthampton-In Westhampton, dime size hail was reported on Easthampton Road.

Every storm recorded in Hampshire 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
Loudville2.2 miles42
West Farms3.2 miles42
Norwich3.5 miles37
Fomer4.1 miles37
Knightville5.0 miles37
Leeds5.2 miles42
Pine Grove5.4 miles42
Bisbee Mill5.5 miles37

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 608524. 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.