Editing Keene, New Hampshire (section)

==Geography==
Keene is located at {{Coord|42|56|01|N|72|16|41|W|type:city}} (42.9339, −72.2784).<ref>{{Cite GNIS|867823|Keene}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|96.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|96.1|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.7|sqkm|order=flip|1}} are water, the latter comprising 0.69% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_cousubs_33.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 2, 2021}}</ref> Keene is drained by the [[Ashuelot River]]. The highest point in Keene is the summit of Grays Hill in the city's northwestern corner, at {{convert|1388|ft}} above sea level. Keene is entirely within the [[Connecticut River]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]], with all of the city except for the northwestern corner draining to the Connecticut via the Ashuelot.<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 |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |access-date=June 1, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717004543/http://nh.water.usgs.gov/Publications/nh.intro.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

State highways converge on Keene from nine directions. [[New Hampshire Route 9]] leads northeast to [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]], the state capital, and west to [[Brattleboro, Vermont]]. [[New Hampshire Route 10|Route 10]] leads north to [[Newport, New Hampshire|Newport]] and southwest to [[Northfield, Massachusetts]]. [[New Hampshire Route 12|Route 12]] leads northwest to [[Walpole, New Hampshire|Walpole]] and [[Charlestown, New Hampshire|Charlestown]] and southeast to [[Winchendon, Massachusetts]]. [[New Hampshire Route 101|Route 101]] leads east to [[Peterborough, New Hampshire|Peterborough]] and [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]], [[New Hampshire Route 32|Route 32]] leads south to [[Swanzey, New Hampshire|Swanzey]], then to [[Athol, Massachusetts]], and [[New Hampshire Route 12A|Route 12A]] leads north to [[Surry, New Hampshire|Surry]] and [[Alstead, New Hampshire|Alstead]]. A limited-access bypass used variously by Routes 9, 10, 12, and 101 passes around the north, west, and south sides of downtown.

Keene is served by [[Dillant–Hopkins Airport]], located just south of the city in Swanzey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ci.keene.nh.us/departments/airport|title=Keene Dillant Hopkins Airport EEN {{!}} City of Keene|website=ci.keene.nh.us|language=en|access-date=2017-05-24}}</ref>