Editing Orwell, Vermont (section)

==Geography==
Orwell is located in the southwest corner of Addison County. Its western border is the [[New York (state)|New York]]–Vermont state line, following the middle of [[Lake Champlain]], near the lake's southern end. Orwell is bordered by the town of [[Shoreham, Vermont|Shoreham]] to the north, [[Whiting, Vermont|Whiting]] to the northeast, [[Sudbury, Vermont|Sudbury]] to the east and southeast, and [[Benson, Vermont|Benson]] to the south. Sudbury and Benson are within [[Rutland County, Vermont|Rutland County]]. To the west, across Lake Champlain, are the town of [[Putnam, New York]], in [[Washington County, New York|Washington County]], and [[Ticonderoga, New York]], in [[Essex County, New York|Essex County]]. Mount Independence, elevation {{convert|306|ft}}, is located in northwest Orwell, overlooking Lake Champlain and the town of Ticonderoga.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Orwell has a total area of {{convert|128.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|122.2|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|6.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 5.02%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000153725| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161331/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000153725| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Orwell town, Addison County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref>

[[Vermont Route 22A]] runs through the town, leading north to [[Vergennes, Vermont|Vergennes]] and south to [[Fair Haven, Vermont|Fair Haven]], where it continues into New York. [[Vermont Route 73]] crosses Route 22A west of the town center and leads east to [[Brandon, Vermont|Brandon]] and northwest to the [[Ticonderoga–Larrabees Point Ferry]] across Lake Champlain.