Editing Gaines, New York (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]],<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Census.gov |url=https://www.census.gov/en.html |access-date=March 15, 2022 |website=Census.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref> the town has a total area of {{convert|34.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|34.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.12%) is water.

The [[Erie Canal]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Erie Canal |url=https://www.eriecanal.org/ |access-date=March 15, 2022 |website=www.eriecanal.org}}</ref> touches the southern boundary of the town at Gaines Basin, and the [[Oak Orchard River]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oak Orchard River & Marsh Creek |url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/pfroakorchrv.pdf}}</ref> flows through the northwest part of the town entering the Town of Carlton.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of Carlton |url=https://townofcarlton.org/ |access-date=March 15, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> The northernmost point on the Erie Canal is located in Gaines.

[[New York State Route 104]]{{cn|date=November 2024}} (Ridge Road) is an east–west highway across the town. [[New York State Route 98]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=NY Route 98 on the New York State Thruway – New York |url=https://turnpikeinfo.com/view-exit.php?state=new-york&road_name=new-york-state-thruway&key=48 |access-date=March 15, 2022 |website=turnpikeinfo.com}}</ref> (Oak Orchard Road) is a north–south highway, intersecting NY-104 north of the village of Albion at Childs. [[New York State Route 279]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=NY 279 Map,Traffic,Road Condition,Weather,New York - Roadnow |url=https://roadnow.com/us/ny/ny-279.html |access-date=March 15, 2022 |website=roadnow.com}}</ref> (Gaines Waterport Road) is a north–south highway intersecting NY-104 at Gaines village.