Editing Biddeford, Maine (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Tugboat Hersey.jpg|thumb|right|Tugboat ''Hersey'' tied up at Bragdon's Wharf, Biddeford, 1912]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|59.08|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|28.99|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are covered by water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-11-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref> Situated beside [[Saco Bay (Maine)|Saco Bay]] on the Gulf of Maine, Biddeford is drained by the [[Little River (Goosefare Bay)|Little River]] and the [[Saco River]]. The city proper has very diverse geography, from inland rolling hillside, to urban settlement, to coastal sprawl.

The city is crossed by [[Interstate 95 in Maine|Interstate 95]], [[U.S. Route 1 in Maine|U. S. Route 1]], and state routes [[Maine State Route 5|5]], [[Maine State Route 9|9]], [[Maine State Route 111|111]], and [[Maine State Route 208|208]]. It is bordered by the city of [[Saco, Maine|Saco]] to the north, the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the east, the towns of [[Dayton, Maine|Dayton]] and [[Lyman, Maine|Lyman]] to the west, and the towns of [[Kennebunkport]] and [[Arundel, Maine|Arundel]] to the south. The Little River forms a portion of the border between Biddeford and the [[Goose Rocks]] neighborhood of Kennebunkport, in Biddeford's most southerly region (Granite Point). East Point, located on the peninsula of Biddeford Pool, is the easternmost point in York County.

Timber Island, the most southerly point in the City of Biddeford, lies in Goosefare Bay at the mouth of the Little River, and is accessible at low tide from Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport. The island and most of adjacent Timber Point became part of the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in December 2011.

The city has almost {{convert|15|mi|km}} of frontage along the Saco River, and an Atlantic coastline on which the seaside neighborhoods of [[Hills Beach]], Biddeford Pool, Fortunes Rocks and [[Granite Point]] are located. Biddeford includes [[Wood Island Light]], a [[lighthouse]] located about a mile offshore from Biddeford Pool.

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Biddeford has a [[humid continental climate]], ''Dfb'' on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=943771&cityname=Biddeford,+Maine,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Biddeford, Maine Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>