Editing Cassadaga, New York (section)

==Geography==
Cassadaga is located on the northwestern edge of the [[Allegheny Plateau]] in [[western New York]] at 42°20'29" north, 79°18'56" west (42.341343, -79.315653)<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=April 23, 2011| date=February 12, 2011| title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> at an elevation of approximately {{convert|1340|ft}} above [[sea level]]. The village is located at the south end of Lower Cassadaga Lake, [[Lily Dale, New York|Lily Dale]] being located on the east shore of Upper Cassadaga Lake, with a narrow "Middle Lake" connecting them. The mainly spring-fed lakes drain into Cassadaga Creek, running south and connecting to [[Conewango Creek]], the [[Allegheny River]], the [[Ohio River]], and the [[Mississippi River]] flowing to the [[Gulf of Mexico]], despite getting their start just {{convert|10|mi}} south and east of [[Lake Erie]], one of the [[Great Lakes]], which drain via the [[Saint Lawrence River]] east to the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The watershed divide is located less than {{convert|2|mi|0}} north of the village.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Cassadaga has a total area of {{convert|2.7|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|2.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.6|km2|disp=flip}}, or 20.59%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3612749| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212193737/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3612749| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cassadaga village, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=November 10, 2014}}</ref>

The soils are glacial in nature, ranging from deep gravel [[loam]]s in the valleys to heavy [[clay]]s on the hill tops. [[Spring (hydrology)|Springs]] are fairly common, though somewhat high in mineral content (calcium, sulphur and iron, depending greatly on location).

[[New York State Route 60]], the principal north-south route through Chautauqua County, runs through the village and intersects with [[U.S. Route 20 in New York|U.S. Route 20]], {{convert|7|mi|0}} to the north at [[Fredonia, New York|Fredonia]], the [[New York State Thruway]] ([[Interstate 90 in New York|Interstate 90]]) {{convert|8.5|mi}} to the north at [[Dunkirk, New York|Dunkirk]], and [[Interstate 86 (Pennsylvania–New York)|Interstate 86]] {{convert|17|mi}} to the south at [[Jamestown, New York|Jamestown]].