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North Bethlehem, New York

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Guilderland town. It lies in ZIP code area 12203. It stands on Krum Kill. The Survey maps it on the Albany quadrangle.

North Bethlehem within Albany County

Then and now

1893 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 101 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of North Bethlehem, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of North Bethlehem, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

On record in North Bethlehem

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 32 printed 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 near this place

1,099 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,099 fires within 5 miles of North Bethlehem between 2000 and 2020, burning about 969 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 137 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/undetermined737
Arson/incendiarism137
Smoking65
Natural46
Debris and open burning43
Equipment and vehicle use37
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Recreation and ceremony3

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
9 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
9 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2016Arson/incendiarism6.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Albany County

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 5,536 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 5,536 specimens collected within 10 miles of North Bethlehem between 1760 and 1975: 3,132 Animalia, 1,518 Fungi, 815 Plantae, 34 Unrecorded, 18 Chromista, 14 Protozoa, 5 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A. A. Heller 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 Diplodia crataegi FuckelDiplodia crataegi Fuckel1895Charles E. Fairman
Specimen of Cephalozia media Lindb.Cephalozia media Lindb.1898Charles H. Pecknear Albany
Specimen of Coniothyrium Corda, 1840Coniothyrium Corda, 18401899not recorded
A photograph of the species Hemaris thysbe, not of this specimenHemaris thysbe Fabricius, 17751760W.W. Hill
A photograph of the species Monotropa procera, not of this specimenMonotropa procera Torr.1817E. JamesNear Albany
Fontinalis duriaei Schimp.1825H. H. Eaton
Geastrum hygrometricum Pers.1827H. H. EatonTroy
A photograph of the species Acalypha rhomboidea, not of this specimenAcalypha rhomboidea Raf.1828J. HallTroy
A photograph of the species Alnus serrulata, not of this specimenAlnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd.1828J. HallTroy
A photograph of the species Apocynum androsaemifolium, not of this specimenApocynum androsaemifolium L.1828J. HallTroy
A photograph of the species Apocynum cannabinum, not of this specimenApocynum cannabinum L.1828J. HallTroy
A photograph of the species Asclepias amplexicaulis, not of this specimenAsclepias amplexicaulis Sm.1828J. HallTroy

All 5,536 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of North Bethlehem: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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
Albany Clay PitClayProducer
Albany Clay PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Albany County

Storms near this place

43 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Bethlehem in 43 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 14 thunderstorm wind, 13 flash flood, 9 hail, 7 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2010FloodNorth Bethlehem$15,000Portions of Central Avenue, Western Avenue and Fuller Road in Albany were closed due to flooding with over three feet of standing water in some locations. Numerous cars had to be towed out of the flooded roadways.
July 2023Flash FloodNorth Bethlehem$5,000Route 20 at Stuyvesant Plaza was completely flooded. There was at least three feet of water with a vehicle stuck in flood waters.
August 2024Flash FloodNorth Bethlehem$3,500A National Weather Service employee reported multiple cars stalled and stuck in flood waters on Daytona Avenue.
December 2023FloodNorth Bethlehem$1,000Western Avenue flooded in front of Stuyvesant Plaza in Guilderland.
August 2020Flash FloodNorth Bethlehem$1,000Route 20 was closed between Schoolhouse Road and Fuller Road due to flooding. Flood waters were estimated at around four feet deep.
August 2024Flash FloodNorth Bethlehem$500A National Weather Service employee reported the closure of Davis Avenue due to flooding.
August 2024Flash FloodNorth Bethlehem$500Western Avenue, in front of Stuyvesant Plaza, was reported closed on social media due to flooding.
August 2024Flash FloodNorth Bethlehem$500A member of the public reported the closure of Western Avenue due to flooding at Stuyvesant Plaza.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindNorth Bethlehem-A trained spotter reported a downed tree near the intersection of Blessing Road and Krumkill Road in Bethlehem.
March 2024FloodNorth Bethlehem-U.S. Route 20, Western Avenue, was closed at the intersection of Fuller Road in the City of Albany due to flooding.
January 2024FloodNorth Bethlehem-Water was reported over U.S. Route 20 between Fuller Road and Schoolhouse Road in Guilderland.
August 2024FloodNorth Bethlehem-A member of the public reported the closure of Western Avenue due to flooding at Stuyvesant Plaza.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindNorth Bethlehem-A tree was reported down on Davis Avenue.
July 2023Flash FloodNorth Bethlehem-McKown Road and Ayre Drive were closed due to flooding.
July 2023Flash FloodNorth Bethlehem-Schoolhouse Road at the Guilderland-Bethlehem town line was closed due to flooding.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindNorth Bethlehem-A tree was downed at the corner of Western Avenue and Locust Street in the City of Albany.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindNorth Bethlehem-A tree was downed blocking a road near the Hamlet of Westmere.
August 2021Flash FloodNorth Bethlehem-A portion of Schoolhouse Road near the City of Albany was closed due to flash flooding.
August 2021Flash FloodNorth Bethlehem-A portion of Fuller Road and U.S. Route 20 in the City of Albany was closed due to flash flooding.
August 2021Flash FloodNorth Bethlehem-A portion of Shady Lane and Oak Drive in the City of Albany was closed due to flash flooding.
October 2020Thunderstorm WindNorth Bethlehem-Trees were downed on the University of Albany's campus.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindNorth Bethlehem-A large tree was downed across Monroe Avenue with multiple other trees downed in the vicinity.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindNorth Bethlehem-A tree was downed on Zorn Road in Guilderland.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindNorth Bethlehem-Wires were reported down.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindNorth Bethlehem-A 12 inch diameter tree was snapped on Church Road.
August 2016Flash FloodNorth Bethlehem-U.S. Route 20 (Western Avenue) was closed in both direction at Stuyvesant Plaza in Albany due to flash flooding.
September 2015FloodNorth Bethlehem-The intersection of U.S. Route 20 (Western Avenue) and Fuller Road in Albany was closed due to flooding. At least four vehicles became stranded within the flood waters.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindNorth Bethlehem-Trees limbs and wires were reported down at the corner of Berkshire Blvd and Colonial Ave in Albany due to thunderstorm winds.
August 2014HailNorth Bethlehem-Penny size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in the Eagle Hill section of Albany.
August 2014HailNorth Bethlehem-Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Albany.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindNorth Bethlehem-Trees and wires were reported down throughout the city of Albany due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindNorth Bethlehem-Multiple trees were reported down on Western Avenue in Guilderland due to thunderstorm winds. The trees blocked the entrance to the Crossgates Mall.
August 2011Flash FloodNorth Bethlehem-Route 20 at Fuller Road in Guilderland was closed due to flooding.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindNorth Bethlehem-A huge tree was reported down near a home, and an old pine tree fell into another house on Krumkill Road in Albany due to strong thunderstorm winds.
October 2010FloodNorth Bethlehem-Western Avenue was reported closed due to flooding from Schoolhouse Road to Fuller Road (near Stuyvesant Plaza) in Guilderland.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindNorth Bethlehem-One tree was reported down on Avon Place in Albany due to strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2009HailNorth Bethlehem-Penny to quarter size hail was reported in North Bethlehem and at the NWS Albany Office on the campus of the University of Albany during a thunderstorm.
July 2009HailNorth Bethlehem-Nickel size hail was reported approximately 2 miles west northwest of Albany during a thunderstorm.
July 2009HailNorth Bethlehem-Tennis ball size hail was reported in McKownville during a thunderstorm. Hail size was verified by photos.
July 2009HailNorth Bethlehem-Two inch diameter size hail was reported approximately 3 miles west northwest of Albany during a thunderstorm.
July 2009HailNorth Bethlehem-Golf ball size hail was reported in Guilderland during a thunderstorm.
July 2009HailNorth Bethlehem-Nickel size hail was reported on Krumkill Road in Albany during a thunderstorm.
July 2009HailNorth Bethlehem-Quarter size hail was reported by a driver at the intersection of Interstate 87 south and Interstate 90.

Every storm recorded in Albany 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
McKownville1.0 miles32
Karlsfeld1.5 miles32
Westmere1.9 miles32
Roessleville2.7 miles32
Slingerlands3.0 miles32
Colonie3.4 miles32
Delmar3.4 miles33
Normansville3.6 miles32

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q122595470The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958688. 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.