Editing Long Hill Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 12.06 square miles (31.22&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 11.80 square miles (30.55&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.26 square miles (0.67&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (2.14%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include [[Gillette, New Jersey|Gillette]], [[Millington, New Jersey|Millington]], [[Stirling, New Jersey|Stirling]], Meyersville and Homestead Park a subdivision that was first developed in the 1920s.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

The [[Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge]] covers {{convert|7455|acres}} of land overseen by the [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]] and includes portions east of New Vernon Road that is unmanaged and accessible by visitors, while areas west of New Vernon Road are managed intensively and are not available to the public.<ref name="The Great Swamp"/>

The township is located in the most southern part of Morris County. It is bounded by the [[Passaic River]] on the south and west and by the [[Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge]] on the north. It borders both [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset]] and [[Union County, New Jersey|Union]] counties. The township borders the municipalities of [[Chatham Township, New Jersey|Chatham Township]] and [[Harding Township, New Jersey|Harding Township]] in Morris County; [[Bernards Township, New Jersey|Bernards Township]] and [[Warren Township, New Jersey|Warren Township]] in Somerset County, and [[Berkeley Heights, New Jersey|Berkeley Heights]] in Union County.<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1071997/touches.html Areas touching Long Hill Township], MapIt. Accessed February 26, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5hiBO5NWHt5YzdlbHhiWnNWU2s/view Morris County Municipalities Map], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Department of Planning and Preservation. Accessed February 25, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>