Editing Easthampton, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==

Easthampton is just south of the geographic center of Hampshire County. It is bordered by [[Southampton, Massachusetts|Southampton]] and [[Westhampton, Massachusetts|Westhampton]] to its west, by [[Holyoke, Massachusetts|Holyoke]] in [[Hampden County, Massachusetts|Hampden County]] to its east and south, and by [[Northampton, Massachusetts|Northampton]] to its north. It also has a river boundary with [[Hadley, Massachusetts|Hadley]] to its northeast across the [[Connecticut River]]. The western flanks of [[Mount Tom (Massachusetts)|Mount Tom]] and [[Mount Nonotuck]] form its eastern boundary.

[[Massachusetts Route 10]] passes through the center of Easthampton as Main Street and Northampton Street, leading northeast {{convert|5|mi|0}} to the center of Northampton and southwest {{convert|4|mi|0}} to Southampton. [[Massachusetts Route 141]] (Union Street, Cottage Street, and Holyoke Street) leads southeast from the center of Easthampton {{convert|6|mi|0}} past Mount Tom to Holyoke. [[Interstate 91]] and [[U.S. Route 5 in Massachusetts|U.S. Route 5]] cross the northeastern tip of Easthampton near the Connecticut River, leading north to Northampton and south to Holyoke.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the city of Easthampton has a total area of {{convert|35.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|34.5|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.7|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 2.02%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2519370| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Easthampton Town city, Massachusetts| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=August 7, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213102656/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2519370| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Manhan River]] crosses Easthampton north of the city center, flowing into [[The Oxbow (Connecticut River)|The Oxbow]], a former channel of the Connecticut River, at the northeastern end of the city.