Editing Litchfield, New Hampshire (section)

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|39.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|38.7|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.0|sqkm|order=flip|1}} is water, comprising 2.50% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The highest point in Litchfield is the summit of Rocky Hill, near the center of town in Litchfield State Forest, at {{convert|357|ft|m}} above [[sea level]]. The town is bordered to the north by [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]], to the east by [[Londonderry, New Hampshire|Londonderry]] in [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire|Rockingham County]], to the south by [[Hudson, New Hampshire|Hudson]], to the west by [[Merrimack, New Hampshire|Merrimack]], and to the extreme southwest by Nashua, with the [[Merrimack River]] separating Litchfield from both Merrimack and Nashua. There is no bridge connecting Litchfield and Merrimack; the closest river crossings are to the south between [[Nashua, New Hampshire|Nashua]] and Hudson, and to the north between Manchester and [[Bedford, New Hampshire|Bedford]].

There are two islands in the Merrimack River within the borders of Litchfield. The islands have been called "Minnewawa" and "Nunnehaha", the Naticook Islands, and Reed's Islands.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.merrimackhistory.org/history.html |title=A Brief History of Merrimack, New Hampshire |website=Merrimack Historical Society |access-date=November 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/pip/factsheets/rl/documents/rl-8.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413210020/http://des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/pip/factsheets/rl/documents/rl-8.pdf |archive-date=April 13, 2009 |url-status=live |title=The Lower Merrimack River |date=2016 |website=NH Department of Environmental Services |access-date=November 5, 2018}}</ref> The northern island is located within Litchfield, while the southern island is essentially split down the middle by the boundary between Litchfield and Merrimack, forming the only land border between the two towns.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://nrpcnh.mapgeo.io/properties/20-94%7C00002000009400000001%7C263?latlng=42.873234%2C-71.472425&zoom=16 |title=NRPC GIS Map |website=Nashua Regional Planning Commission |access-date=November 5, 2018}}</ref> [[Merrimack, New Hampshire|Merrimack]] owns both islands.<ref name=":0" />

=== Adjacent municipalities ===
* [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] (north)
* [[Londonderry, New Hampshire|Londonderry]] (east)
* [[Hudson, New Hampshire|Hudson]] (south & southeast)
* [[Nashua, New Hampshire|Nashua]] (southwest)
* [[Merrimack, New Hampshire|Merrimack]] (west)