Editing Hinesville, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
Hinesville is located west of the center of Liberty County, on the south side of Fort Stewart, the largest [[U.S. Army]] installation by area in the eastern United States. The city is bordered to the east by [[Flemington, Georgia|Flemington]] and to the south by [[Allenhurst, Georgia|Allenhurst]] and [[Walthourville, Georgia|Walthourville]]. To the southwest the city limits extend to the [[Long County, Georgia|Long County]] line.

[[U.S. Route 84]] passes through the city, leading east {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Interstate 95]] near [[Midway, Georgia|Midway]] and southwest {{convert|14|mi}} to [[U.S. Route 301]] at [[Ludowici, Georgia|Ludowici]]. Hinesville is the second largest city on US 84 in Georgia after [[Valdosta, Georgia|Valdosta]]. [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] is {{convert|39|mi}} northeast of Hinesville, and [[Brunswick, Georgia|Brunswick]] is {{convert|55|mi}} to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|47.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.2|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.40%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_13.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Georgia| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref> Most of Hinesville drains east via Peacock Creek to the tidal [[North Newport River]], while the west side of the city drains north via Mill Creek, part of the [[Canoochee River]] watershed flowing east to the tidal [[Ogeechee River]].