Editing Freetown, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|38.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which land is {{convert|36.6|sqmi|km2}}, and {{convert|1.7|sqmi|km2}} (4.41%) is water. The town is irregularly shaped, and is bordered by Berkley to the northwest, Lakeville to the northeast, Rochester to the east, Acushnet, New Bedford and Dartmouth to the southeast, Fall River to the southwest, and the Taunton River and Somerset to the west.

Within Freetown are various lakes, streams, and rivers. The more prominent are Fall Brook, the [[Assonet River]] and [[Long Pond (Lakeville, Massachusetts)|Long Pond]] which the Indians called Lake Apponequet. Also within Freetown are Breakneck Hill and Joshua's Mountain, site of [[Profile Rock]]. A vast area of land shared by Freetown and Fall River makes up the [[Freetown-Fall River State Forest]].