Glenmont, New York
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Bethlehem town. It lies in ZIP code area 12077. It lies near Beacon Island. The Survey maps it on the Delmar quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 96 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
15 surveys from 33 printed 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.
- 1893 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1895 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1927 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Delmar quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Delmar quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
896 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 896 fires within 5 miles of Glenmont between 2000 and 2020, burning about 641 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 162 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 563 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 162 |
| Natural | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 4,437 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 4,437 specimens collected within 10 miles of Glenmont between 1760 and 1975: 2,377 Animalia, 1,323 Fungi, 679 Plantae, 33 Unrecorded, 16 Chromista, 7 Protozoa, 2 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A. Clapp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Diplodia crataegi Fuckel | 1895 | Charles E. Fairman | |
![]() | Coniothyrium Corda, 1840 | 1899 | not recorded | |
![]() | Phyllosticta limitata Peck | 1899 | P.L. Huested | |
![]() | Hemaris thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | 1760 | W.W. Hill | |
![]() | Monotropa procera Torr. | 1817 | E. James | Near Albany |
| Fontinalis duriaei Schimp. | 1825 | H. H. Eaton | ||
![]() | Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Apocynum cannabinum L. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Asclepias exaltata L. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
All 4,437 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Glenmont: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Crystal Hill Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselaer Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselear Clay Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glenmont in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2020: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenmont | $90,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Glenmont | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Glenmont | $1,000 | There was over 6 inches of water on roadways, resulting in water covering half of tires on vehicles. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Glenmont | - | One inch hail reported. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenmont | - | Trees were downed along River Road to the Albany city line. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenmont | - | Numerous trees and wires down. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Glenmont | - | One inch hail reported along with numerous trees and wires down. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenmont | - | A weather spotter for a local television station reported a measured wind gust of 60 mph in Glenmont. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenmont | - | A tree was reported down and on a house on Hartman Road in Glenmont as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Glenmont | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Glenmont during a thunderstorm.||The large hail damaged tree fruits, berries and vegetables near Glenmont, and in several other areas within Albany County. Total preliminary damage estimates to crops from the hail in Albany County was near $375 thousand. |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenmont | - | Several trees were reported down in Glenmont and Selkirk between 1749 EST and 1801 LST due to thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem Center | 1.2 miles | 33 | |
| Kenwood | 1.3 miles | 33 | |
| Wemple | 2.1 miles | 33 | |
| Normansville | 2.5 miles | 32 | |
| Lincoln Park Homes | 2.7 miles | 32 | |
| Elsmere | 2.8 miles | 33 | |
| Albany | 3.4 miles | 32 | |
| Houcks Corners | 3.5 miles | 33 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951217. 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.

























