Delmar is a hamlet in the Town of Bethlehem, in Albany County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of the neighboring city of Albany. The community is bisected by NY Route 443 (Delaware Avenue), a major thoroughfare, main street, and route to Albany.
A census-designated place (CDP) has been established since 1980 by the U.S. Census Bureau for tabulating the population of what the census has defined as the boundaries of the urbanized area in and around Delmar. The population was 8,292 at the 2000 census, but it was not included as a CDP in the 2010 census.
In 2005, CNN/Money Magazine named the Delmar ZIP Code (an area larger than the Delmar hamlet or CDP) as one of the “Best Places to Live” in America, rating it the 22nd best place to live among what it called “Great American Towns.
Good evening. Currently mostly cloudy and 27 degrees in Delmar. Tonight will be scattered snow showers, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible. Waxing crescent moon which set earlier tonight.
Tomorrow’s sunrise will be at 6:56 am with first light at 6:27 am, which is 2 minutes and 19 seconds earlier then today. For tomorrow, we are looking at a chance of snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. West wind 10 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
I went for my evening walk after going down to the library. It is a pleasant evening, and I knew if I went to the library, I’d be up and going to my walk. Quite mild this evening and the stars are decent. Tired though, but I realized I would be able to do my walk this weekend with bitter cold expected.
Screwing around with data.ny.gov, I discovered I could make beautiful maps of retail grocery stores based on an Ag and Markets dataset. I decided to make a map of the 322 Stewart’s Shops that are located in New York State, primarily in the eastern half of upstate. It’s a really cool map. There are 49 Stewart’s Shops in Saratoga County alone, followed by 37 Stewart’s Shops in Albany County. Lots of places to buy milk and get gas. Cool stuff.
I hope you had a good day. Mine was a bit rough around the edges but things will get better as the week progresses or so I tell myself. Sleep well!
Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. It is currently overcast and 27 degrees in Delmar. A little bit of sun to the south but pretty gray. We are missing the big snow they are getting once again in Boston.
Today will have a chance of snow, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Sunset will be at 5:18 pm with twilight at 5:47 pm which is one minute and 19 seconds later then yesterday.
Tonight will snow most likely before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
There are 4 months, 11 days until Fathers Day.
Today in 1968 was the Orangeburg massacre when South Carolina Highway Patrolman fire on black protesters, killing 3 protesters and injuring 28 others. The South Carolina State University students were protesting segregation at a local bowling alley. The Orangeburg massacre is largely been forgotten in the pages of history since Kent State shootings in 1970, in part because the victims were colored and poor. It’s interesting how the history books call Kent State a shooting and Orangeburg a massacre.
Also on the financial front, in 1971 the NASDAQ stock market index opens for the first time. NASDAQ is primarily focused on high tech stocks.
Good evening. Currently mostly cloudy and 30 degrees in Delmar. Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Light northeast wind. New moon tonight.
Tomorrow’s sunrise will be at 7:00 am with first light at 6:31 am, which is 2 minutes and 14 seconds earlier then today. Monday will have a chance of snow, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Cold, snow squalls expected all week.
I went out to my parent’s house for Sunday dinner. The stuffed peppers mom made for dinner was amazing. I have a bit of a cold or at least are pretty congested so I didn’t do much hiking today, despite the beautiful weather.
Good morning! Happy Sunday. It is currently fair and 33 degrees in Delmar. Today will be sunny, with a high near 44. Light and variable wind.
Sunset will be at 5:16 pm with twilight at 5:46 pm which is one minute and 19 seconds later then yesterday. Tonight we will have a Waining Crescent Moon with 2% illuminated. It will rise at 6:46 am. The New Moon is tommorow.
There are 4 months, 11 days until Go Fishing Day. This day in 1964, the Beatles first arrive in the United States. Their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show two days later would mark the beginning of the British Invasion.
Good evening. Currently overcast and 34 degrees in Delmar. Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tonight we will have a Waining Crescent Moon with 9% illuminated. It will rise at 5:51 am. Tomorrow’s sunrise will be at 7:02 am with first light at 6:32 am, which is 2 minutes and 13 seconds earlier then today. Sunday will be sunny, with a high near 41. Light and variable wind. Should be a nice one.
Went to Schodack Island State Park for a while. A bit chilly, but as you can see from the pictures I posted, it was pretty nice out at least when the sun poked out. I then went to Resin’s House and folded dinner announcements for Save the Pine Bush. I went to Shoprite and bought a pork roast and baked it for dinner. I was planning on baking one for a change but it turned out when I got there it was on sale, so all the better. It took a while to cook but I followed the directions and set the alarm clock on my phone, so it came out good. I also had stuffing and corn. It was good for a change and made two extra meals, frozen for later in the week. I then went for my evening walk.
Thinking about possibly going to the Catskills for a hike tomorrow, maybe Plateau Mountain if I’m not too stuffed up with the allergies / cold. I bought and took some cold medicine that matches my symptoms but I’m not sure it’s the right stuff. Regardless, beautiful weather is predicted for tomorrow.
Good afternoon. Currently mostly cloudy and 39 degrees in Delmar. This afternoon will be partly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
Sunset will be at 5:15 pm with twilight at 5:45 pm which is one minute and 19 seconds later then yesterday. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Tonight we will have a Waining Crescent Moon with 9% illuminated. It will rise at 5:51 am. If you get up before dawn, look east for that tiny little sliver of a moon before daybreak. I won’t probably be up that early.
Did my oil change this morning, putting a nice fresh filter and six fresh quarts of oil in my truck. Big Red’s DIC said 19% oil life left but I always like to change it a bit early because I drive on a lot of dirt roads, and honestly the last time I changed it was August 8th or 8,000 miles ago. I put a lot of miles on my truck during the West Virginia trip. Regardless, it was an awesome adventure. I wanted to change the oil as soon as possible, as I had noticed last week the oil was low, so I added a quart. I figured that probably stirred up sludge in the bottom – and I wasn’t hundred percent sure what the dipstick read last week, so to be safe I changed it. Dang synthetic oil is hard to read on the dipstick as its such a light color, even after many miles. Not the jet black used oil color of the old school oil.
This is probably the last time I’ll change the oil myself. It’s such a dirty job. But beyond that I always can’t find a tool or have trouble getting the filter off. I had to borrow dad’s socket set today, which involved driving out there because my socket set was missing. No idea where I put the dang set. I don’t like how the lube pits only have cheap oil and filters, but if I go to my regular mechanic, I’m sure he’ll use good quality parts. The truck roof is too high to get into most of the lube pits too. I thought about going to Walmart oil change place, though as I think they’ll use whatever filter they have in stock, and have a higher roof. But I did it myself. It’s not that hard to do an oil change on my truck, especially with the lift kit that makes it easy to crawl under.
I have to admit I like changing my own oil. I might not be a mechanic or do most of my own repairs, but I can do the oil change easily. Makes me feel like a man. Kind of being a gun owner, having a lifted truck, and bringing my own garbage to the transfer station. Burning it fun too but like shooting guns I can’t do that in the city either. I’m probably on some kind of terrorist list for changing my own oil in the suburbs.
In thinking about going for a hike for a few hours at Schodack Island State Park once I take a shower. That said, the fact that it’s getting cloudy out now sure is disappointing. It was an amazingly nice morning for sure.
Good evening. Currently mostly clear and 27 degrees in Delmar. Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. A nice starry evening, I saw a shooting star on my evening walk. The shooting star was super bright as it burned up across the space into a series of sparks.
Tonight we will have a Waining Crescent Moon with 15% illuminated. It will rise at 4:56 am. You still have plenty of time to view the stars before the slender moon rises. Tomorrow’s sunrise will be at 7:03 am with first light at 6:33 am, which is 2 minutes and 11 seconds earlier then today.
I hope you had a good work week. It’s now the weekend. Sleep well!