Editing Hinsdale, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Hinsdale, Mass. (2673650989).jpg|thumb|left|Panorama print of Hinsdale by [[L. R. Burleigh]] with listing of sights]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|56.2|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|53.7|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.5|km2|disp=flip}}, or 4.45%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500330315| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212152909/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500330315| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hinsdale town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 20, 2013}}</ref> Hinsdale is located in central Berkshire County, and is bordered by [[Windsor, Massachusetts|Windsor]] to the north, [[Peru, Massachusetts|Peru]] to the east, [[Washington, Massachusetts|Washington]] to the south, and [[Dalton, Massachusetts|Dalton]] to the west. Hinsdale is {{convert|9|mi}} east of [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts|Pittsfield]], {{convert|42|mi}} northwest of [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], and {{convert|120|mi}} west of [[Boston]].

Hinsdale is located in the [[Berkshire Hills]], with most of its population located in a valley along the East Branch of the [[Housatonic River]], whose origin is just south of the town line. Much of the land around the river south of the town center is part of the Hinsdale Flats Wildlife Management Reserve, and is generally a swampy area. There are four reservoirs within the town (Belmont, Plunkett, Cleveland Brook and a portion of the Windsor Reservoir), as well as part of Muddy Pond in the south and most of [[Lake Ashmere]] along the Peru town line. The town, which contains the peak of Tully Mountain along the western border, is traversed by a portion of the Appalachian Trail, which crosses the mountain. The town also has several summer camps and a country club.

[[Image:CSX Tracks looking south from MA Route 8, Hinsdale MA.jpg|thumb|left|210px|[[CSX Transportation|CSX]] tracks looking south from [[Massachusetts Route 8|Route 8]]]]

[[Massachusetts Route 8]] crosses the town from the south to the Dalton border in the northwest. [[Massachusetts Route 143|Route 143]] begins at Route 8 at the center of town. The town lies along a [[CSX Transportation]] rail line (former [[New York Central Railroad|New York Central]]), which brings [[Amtrak]] and freight service to [[Pittsfield (Amtrak station)|Pittsfield]]. The town lies at the eastern terminus of the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority bus service. Regional bus service can be found in Pittsfield, which is also home to the nearest regional air service (at [[Pittsfield Municipal Airport (Massachusetts)|Pittsfield Municipal Airport]]). The nearest airport with national flights is [[Bradley International Airport]] in Connecticut.