Editing Effingham, New Hampshire (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Effingham has a total area of {{convert|103.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|100.4|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|3.0|sqkm|order=flip|1}} are water, comprising 2.87% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> Green Mountain, elevation {{convert|1884|ft|m}}, is the highest point in town. Effingham is drained by the [[Ossipee River]] and the Ossipee's tributaries, the [[Pine River (New Hampshire)|Pine]] and [[South River (Ossipee River)|South]] rivers. [[Province Lake]] lies partially within the town's borders to the south, and small portions of [[Ossipee Lake]] ([[Broad Bay (New Hampshire)|Broad Bay]] and Berry Bay) are contained to the north. The community is bounded on the east by the Maine state line, and on the north by the Ossipee River. Effingham lies fully within the [[Saco 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 Ossipee River subwatershed, partially in Effingham, is home to the largest stratified-drift [[aquifer]] in New Hampshire.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.gmcg.org/research/ossipee-aquifer-protection/| title=Ossipee Aquifer Protection| publisher=Green Mountain Conservation Group| access-date=November 1, 2021}}</ref> Much of Effingham's land serves as aquifer recharge areas.

The town is served by state routes [[New Hampshire Route 25|25]] and [[New Hampshire Route 153|153]].

===Adjacent municipalities===
* [[Freedom, New Hampshire|Freedom]] (north)
* [[Parsonsfield, Maine]] (east)
* [[Wakefield, New Hampshire|Wakefield]] (southeast)
* [[Ossipee, New Hampshire|Ossipee]] (west)