Medusa
Medusa is a hamlet in the Town of Rensselaerville, in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 376 at the 2000 census, which listed the community as a census-designated place, but it was not included as a CDP in the 2010 census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 382 residents
- Description: census-designated place in Albany County, New York
- Also known as: “Halls Hollow”, “Halls Mills”, “Medusa, New York”, and “Medusa, NY”
- Postal code: 12120
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oak Hill Cemetery.
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oak Hill Cemetery is located on Route 81 in Durham, Greene County, New York. This 5.6-acre cemetery originated as the burial place of early settlers Lucas and Deborah DeWitt on their family farm in the early 1820s, and evolved into a community cemetery for local residents. Oak Hill Cemetery is situated 2½ miles southwest of Medusa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oak Hill and Durham.
Oak Hill
Hamlet
Oak Hill is a hamlet within the town of Durham in Greene County, New York, United States. Its elevation is 643 feet above sea level. It has the ZIP Code 12460 and the Telephone Area Code 518. Oak Hill is situated 2 miles southwest of Medusa.
Durham
Village
Durham is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 2,627 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Durham, Connecticut, and is in the northwestern corner of Greene County. Durham is situated 3½ miles southwest of Medusa.
East Durham
Hamlet
East Durham is a hamlet within the town of Durham, which is located in the U.S. state of New York, approximately 535 feet above sea level, in Greene County. East Durham is situated 5 miles south of Medusa.
Medusa
Latitude
42.43675° or 42° 26′ 12″ northLongitude
-74.13014° or 74° 7′ 49″ westPopulation
382Elevation
804 feet (245 metres)Open location code
87J7CVP9+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 158826950OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5126524Wikidata ID
Q6807348
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Volapük—“Medusa” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Medusa”
- Cebuano: “Medusa”
- Chinese: “梅杜薩 (紐約州)”
- Chinese: “梅杜薩”
- French: “Medusa”
- German: “Medusa”
- Irish: “Medusa”
- Ladin: “Medusa”
- Persian: “مدوسا، نیویورک”
- Persian: “مدوسا”
- South Azerbaijani: “مدوسا، نیویورک”
- Spanish: “Medusa”
- Volapük: “Medusa (New York)”
- Volapük: “Medusa (NY)”
- Volapük: “Medusa, New York”
- Volapük: “Medusa, NY”
- Volapük: “Medusa”
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