Editing Jefferson Heights, New York (section)

==Geography==
Jefferson Heights is located in southeastern Greene County at {{Coord|42|14|7|N|73|52|34|W|type:city}} (42.235394, -73.876021),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in the northeastern part of the town of Catskill. It is bordered to the southeast by the village of Catskill and to the northwest by the hamlet of [[Leeds, New York|Leeds]].

[[New York State Route 23]] is a four-lane highway through the northern part of Jefferson Heights, leading east to the [[Rip Van Winkle Bridge]] over the [[Hudson River]] and northwest {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Cairo (CDP), New York|Cairo]]. [[Interstate 87 (New York)|Interstate 87]], the [[New York State Thruway]], runs along the northwest border of Jefferson Heights, and Thruway Exit 21 (Cairo – Catskill - NY Route 23) is in the northern part of the CDP. [[Albany, New York|Albany]], the state capital, is {{convert|32|mi}} to the north by the Thruway, and [[New York City]] is {{convert|121|mi}} to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Jefferson Heights CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.40%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> [[Catskill Creek]], a tributary of the Hudson River, forms the southern and western edge of the CDP, and Hans Vosen Kill, a tributary of Catskill Creek, forms the eastern edge.