Elm Avenue Town Park

The town’s largest park is located on Elm Avenue, one-fourth mile south of the Delmar bypass (Route 32). The park includes a pool complex, tennis and basketball courts, pavilions, fitness trail, playing fields, volleyball courts, shuffleboard, a dog park, and a playground. The basketball courts and four tennis courts are lit at night beginning in late May until late October. Winter facilities include a large ice skating rink, sledding hill, cross country skiing, and an area for snowmobiling.

http://www.townofbethlehem.org/247/Elm-Avenue-Park

December 25, 2022 Morning

Good morning on this cold but clear Christmas Day! πŸŽ… Partly cloudy and 17 degrees at the Elm Avenue Town Park. πŸŒ₯ There is a south breeze at 7 mph. πŸƒ. There are 2 inches of snow on the ground. β˜ƒ ️Things will start to thaw out at Wednesday around 11 am. 🌑️

Out for a walk this morning at the town park 🏞. A chilly morning. I was going to walk 🚢 out to Five Rivers via Meads Road but I’m joining my parents later today for Christmas lunch 🍲 and I got a late start so I decided to save that hike for tomorrow and do the town park nature trail this morning.

My knee is feeling better 🧎after last night’s fall out walking. It was sore for a while and knee bloody but I didn’t rip my jeans πŸ‘–. I should wear a head lamp πŸ”¦ while walking this time of year in the dark but it’s just another thing to remember and I like walking in the darkness and looking at the stars. 🌟

Heat is back on most of the time in my apartment ♨ which I’m not happy about but I will turn it down in the day time and did the best I could patch the air leaks around the door. πŸšͺ And I keep the thermostat as low as possible.

Christmas Day will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 26 degrees at 2pm. 10 degrees below normal. Southwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. A year ago, we had rain in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. The high last year was 35 degrees. The record high of 66 was set in 1889. 19.2 inches of snow fell back in 2002.❄

Cold ❄ by recent standards but maybe not that cold historically. Going to be in the fifties for the New Year but maybe rainy for New Years Eve. I don’t think Brookfield Horse 🐴 Camp is going to happen this NYE or anywhere else but I’m still thinking Martin Luther King Jr Weekend may be good for skiing 🎿 although the weather may turn bitterly cold again by then.

Probably a good day for the Christmas Day bird 🐦 count with the clear skies and less wind and more sun β˜€ after yesterday. Saw a great big red headed woodpecker among many others in my walk through the woods. Birds certainly like the weather today more than yesterday though I’m sure they’re just bulking up on calories when it’s somewhat moderating the weather.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 11:56 am with sun having an altitude of 24° from the due south horizon (-46.8° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 13.5 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer.

The golden hour πŸ… starts at 3:42 pm with the sun in the southwest (230Β°). πŸ“Έ The sunset is in the west-southwest (238Β°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:28 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 25 seconds with dusk around 4:59 pm, which is 37 seconds later than yesterday. πŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent πŸŒ’ Moon in the southwest (217Β°) at an altitude of 15Β° from the horizon, 226,412 miles away. πŸš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 5:36 pm.

At sunset, look for partly clear skies πŸŒƒ and temperatures around 24 degrees. There will be a west-southwest breeze at 7 mph with gusts up to 21mph. Today will have 9 hours and 6 minutes of daytime, an increase of 14 seconds over yesterday.

Listening to Peter Paul and Mary’s Moving album this morning. 🎧 I haven’t listened to it in a long time and I’m so over all things Christmas 🀢 but now that I’ve gotten older I don’t think much about the seasons except for long weekends when I get home. I listen to the radio less and less and don’t own a television so I’m increasingly isolated from the whole holiday scene. I’m mostly focused at this point at making it through the winter months.

Tonight will be partly cloudy πŸŒƒ, with a low of 12 degrees at 6am. Eight degrees below normal. Maximum wind chill around 8 at 5am; Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. In 2021, we had light drizzle in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 34 degrees. The record low of -17 occurred back in 1914.

Open water on Cayuga Lake

Upcoming Moon Cycles

Upcoming Moon Phases:

Day Month Day Phase Moon-Rise Moon-Set
Thursday December 1 First Quarter πŸŒ“ Sunday 4:06 am
east-southeast
117°
Sunday 4:37 pm
west-southwest
244°
Monday December 5 Waxing Gibbous πŸŒ” Thursday 7:51 am
east
98°
Thursday 8:14 pm
west
265°
Thursday December 8 Cold β˜ƒ Full 🌝 east
79°
west-northwest
284°
Monday December 12 Waining Gibbous πŸŒ– Thursday 1:26 pm
east-northeast
63°
Thursday 1:00 am
west-northwest
296°
Friday December 16 Last Quarter πŸŒ— Monday 4:44 pm
east-northeast
68°
Monday 4:20 am
west-northwest
293°
Tuesday December 20 Waining Crescent 🌘 Friday 7:36 pm
east
89°
Friday 7:14 am
west
274°
DOW Month Day Phase Moon-Rise Moon-Set
Saturday December 24 New 🌚
Tuesday December 27 Waxing Crescent πŸŒ’ Friday 12:48 am
east-southeast
117°
Friday 1:20 pm
west-southwest
242°
Saturday December 31 First Quarter πŸŒ“ Tuesday 4:51 am
east-southeast
106°
Tuesday 5:16 pm
west-southwest
256°
Tuesday January 3 Waxing Gibbous πŸŒ” Friday 7:18 am
east
88°
Friday 7:40 pm
west
276°
Saturday January 7 Wolf 🐺 Full 🌝 east-northeast
67°
west-northwest
295°
Wednesday January 11 Waining Gibbous πŸŒ– Saturday 1:52 pm
east-northeast
64°
Saturday 1:26 am
west-northwest
297°
Sunday January 15 Last Quarter πŸŒ— Wednesday 4:50 pm
east
81°
Wednesday 4:28 am
west-northwest
282°
Thursday January 19 Waining Crescent 🌘 Sunday 7:45 pm
east-southeast
105°
Sunday 7:20 am
west-southwest
258°
DOW Month Day Phase Moon-Rise Moon-Set
Sunday January 22 New 🌚
Thursday January 26 Waxing Crescent πŸŒ’ Sunday 1:42 am
east-southeast
113°
Sunday 2:11 pm
west-southwest
249°
Sunday January 29 First Quarter πŸŒ“ Wednesday 4:23 am
east
97°
Wednesday 4:46 pm
west
267°
Thursday February 2 Waxing Gibbous πŸŒ” Sunday 7:32 am
east-northeast
72°
Sunday 7:56 pm
west-northwest
290°
Monday February 6 Snow ❄ Full 🌝 east-northeast
63°
west-northwest
297°
Friday February 10 Waining Gibbous πŸŒ– Monday 2:05 pm
east-northeast
74°
Monday 1:42 am
west-northwest
289°
Tuesday February 14 Last Quarter πŸŒ— Friday 4:53 pm
east
97°
Friday 4:30 am
west
266°
Friday February 17 Waining Crescent 🌘 Monday 7:22 pm
east-southeast
113°
Monday 6:53 am
west-southwest
249°
DOW Month Day Phase Moon-Rise Moon-Set
Tuesday February 21 New 🌚
Friday February 24 Waxing Crescent πŸŒ’ Monday 1:22 am
east-southeast
105°
Monday 1:49 pm
west-southwest
258°
Tuesday February 28 First Quarter πŸŒ“ Friday 4:38 am
east
80°
Friday 5:00 pm
west-northwest
283°
Friday March 3 Waxing Gibbous πŸŒ” Monday 7:05 am
east-northeast
66°
Monday 7:30 pm
west-northwest
296°
Tuesday March 7 Worm πŸ› Full 🌝 east-northeast
65°
west-northwest
294°
Saturday March 11 Waining Gibbous πŸŒ– Tuesday 1:25 pm
east
82°
Tuesday 1:03 am
west
281°
Wednesday March 15 Last Quarter πŸŒ— Saturday 4:19 pm
east-southeast
106°
Saturday 3:54 am
west-southwest
257°
Sunday March 19 Waining Crescent 🌘 Wednesday 9:12 pm
east-southeast
118°
Wednesday 8:39 am
west-southwest
242°
DOW Month Day Phase Moon-Rise Moon-Set
Wednesday March 22 New 🌚
Saturday March 25 Waxing Crescent πŸŒ’ Tuesday 1:56 am
east
95°
Tuesday 2:19 pm
west
268°
Wednesday March 29 First Quarter πŸŒ“ Saturday 5:08 am
east-northeast
71°
Saturday 5:31 pm
west-northwest
291°
Sunday April 2 Waxing Gibbous πŸŒ” Wednesday 8:34 am
east-northeast
63°
Wednesday 8:58 pm
west-northwest
297°
Thursday April 6 Pink 🌸 Full 🌝 east-northeast
75°
west-northwest
283°
Monday April 10 Waining Gibbous πŸŒ– Thursday 2:26 pm
east
98°
Thursday 2:04 am
west
265°
Friday April 14 Last Quarter πŸŒ— Monday 5:55 pm
east-southeast
117°
Monday 5:24 am
west-southwest
245°
Monday April 17 Waining Crescent 🌘 Thursday 9:04 pm
east-southeast
114°
Thursday 8:32 am
west-southwest
244°

Weather Update – November 27, 2022

The week ahead … 😎

Today.
Feels like …
November 13th.

Cloudy then Rain

Rain, mainly after 1pm. High near 50. South wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

and

50 degrees , 4:26
sunset.
Tonight.
Feels like …
October 18th.

Rain then Chance of Showers

Rain before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 4am. Low around 40. South wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

and

40 degrees , 7:00
sunrise.
Monday.
Feels like …
November 23rd.

Slight Chance of Showers

A slight chance of showers between 9am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy.

Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

and

46 degrees , 4:25
sunset.
Monday Night.
Feels like …
December 7th.

Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy.

Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

and

25 degrees , 7:02
sunrise.
Tuesday.
Feels like …
December 3rd.

Partly Sunny

Partly sunny.

Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

and

42 degrees , 4:25
sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Feels like …
November 17th.

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly cloudy.

and

31 degrees , 7:03
sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
November 1st.

Chance of Showers then Showers

Showers, mainly after 1pm. High near 55. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

and

55 degrees , 4:25
sunset.
Wednesday Night.
Feels like …
November 10th.

Showers is likely

Showers likely before 1am. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 70%.

and

33 degrees , 7:04
sunrise.
Thursday.
Feels like …
December 6th.

Partly Sunny

Partly sunny.

and

41 degrees , 4:24
sunset.
Thursday Night.
Feels like …
December 14th.

Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy.

and

23 degrees , 7:05
sunrise.
Friday.
Feels like …
November 30th.

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny.

and

43 degrees , 4:24
sunset.
Friday Night.
Feels like …
November 17th.

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly cloudy.

and

31 degrees , 7:06
sunrise.
Saturday.
Feels like …
November 18th.

Chance of Rain/Snow then Chance of Showers

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 30%.

and

48 degrees , 4:24
sunset.

Daily Update – November 27, 2022

Good morning! Happy Sunday. β›ͺ

Only saw a few glimpse of the colorful sunrise before my morning walk. Didn’t last long, it’s rather cloudy now.

Mostly cloudy and 35 degrees at the Elm Avenue Town Park. ☁ There is a south-southeast breeze at 6 mph. πŸƒ. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 11 pm. β˜ƒοΈ

Yesterday I walked seventeen miles 🚢, doing roughly 34,000 steps. πŸ‘£ Not too bad. It was a nice day and wanted to spend as much time outdoors as possible without driving anywhere. Hiked down to the Normans Kill Falls and South Pearl on the rail trail then Five Rivers via Van Dyke – Meads Lane and the Fisher Trail to Fisher Boulevard. I don’t mind not walking on the narrow shoulders of NY 443. Then did an evening walk on the super block around the High School. 🚸

This morning πŸŒ… did my morning walk 🚢 and now spending some time at the town park 🏞. Going to hike Bennett Hill later I think than go out to my parents house for Sunday dinner 🍲 and then head home. Heavy rain β˜” expected later so I want to be home before dark.

Camping at Powley Place #10

Don't get up to this campsite much these days, mainly because I like my space, and this campsite is near other ones, and this one is often taken in the summer months. But weekdays in September, it's pretty quiet except maybe for a few passing by hunters.