Cementon New York Map

About Cementon, New York

Cementon is a locality in Greene County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 164. The population density is 192.5 people per km². Cementon is located at 42.1351°N, 73.9246°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12414.

Cementon endures as a landscape defined by the heavy, gray weight of limestone and the persistent pull of the earth. It lies 4.2 miles north-northeast of Saugerties, NY (from Saugerties, NY: bearing 20°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south-southwest of Catskill. The terrain here rises in broken, rocky tiers, sloping gradually toward the banks of the Hudson River, which carves a deep, steady path through the valley floor. To the west, the silhouettes of the Catskill Mountains mark the jagged edge of the horizon, their peaks often shrouded in a low, clinging mist. In the quiet pockets of the Great Vly Wma, the ground remains damp and dark, sustaining a dense thicket of brush that thrives in the shadow of the ridges. Near the sheltered waters of Van Luven Lake, the air cools significantly, carrying the scent of damp loam and the sharp, mineral tang of the surrounding quarries.

Cementon grew from the raw utility of its stone, a place where the economy was long dictated by the kilns and the relentless extraction of the ground beneath it. The architecture of the region reflects this industrial lineage, with sturdy, utilitarian structures standing as markers of a time when the labor of men transformed the bedrock into mortar and foundations for distant cities. The pace of life retains a certain gravity, moving with the deliberate caution of a place that understands the labor required to shape its environment. Even as the modern world shifts, the influence of the earth remains, visible in the weathered stone walls and the deep, silent pools left behind by past excavations. Not far away, the rush of Buttermilk Falls provides a constant, distant counterpoint to the stillness of the stone, while the rugged terrain of Kaaterskill Clove serves as a reminder of the wilder, unyielding geography that defines the character of Cementon.

About This Cementon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cementon, New York. Coordinates: 42.13509, -73.924577. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Cementon includes the ZIP code (12414), telephone area code (845), county seat of Greene County (Catskill), and school district assignment (Catskill Central School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.