Editing Brookline, New Hampshire (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|52.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|51.4|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.9|sqkm|order=flip}} are water, comprising 1.79% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The town's highest point is the western summit of Birch Hill, at {{convert|810|ft|m}} above [[sea level]]. [[Potanipo Hill]] is a {{convert|613|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} summit southwest of the town center that once was the site of a ski area from 1935 to 1984, and now is home to [[Andres Institute of Art]].

Brookline is drained by the [[Nissitissit River]] and Spaulding Brook. The {{convert|10|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} Nissitissit is known for its abundance of [[trout]]. The Nissitissit begins at the outlet of [[Potanipo Pond]], {{convert|1/2|mi|1}} west of the town center, and flows southeast to join the [[Nashua River]] in [[Pepperell, Massachusetts]]. Via the Nashua River, Brookline lies fully within the [[Merrimack River]] [[Drainage basin|watershed.]]<ref name=watershed>{{cite book |title=Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers |url=http://nh.water.usgs.gov/Publications/nh.intro.html |last=Foster |first=Debra H. |author2=Batorfalvy, Tatianna N. |author3= Medalie, Laura  |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Geological Survey |year=1995}}</ref>

The town is crossed by [[New Hampshire Route 13]] and [[New Hampshire Route 130]]. It is about {{convert|12|mi}} west of [[Nashua, New Hampshire|Nashua]] and approximately {{convert|50|mi}} northwest of [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]].

=== Adjacent municipalities ===
* [[Milford, New Hampshire|Milford]] (north)
* [[Hollis, New Hampshire|Hollis]] (east)
* [[Pepperell, Massachusetts]] (southeast)
* [[Townsend, Massachusetts]] (south)
* [[Mason, New Hampshire|Mason]] (west)