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==Geography== The town is located at {{Coord|42|25|10|N|78|29|40|W|type:city_region:US-NY|display=inline, title}}. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Machias has a total area of {{convert|106.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|104.7|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.7|km2|order=flip}}, or 1.58%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3600944237| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212162613/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3600944237| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Machias town, Cattaraugus County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 28, 2014}}</ref> [[New York State Route 16]] intersects [[New York State Route 242]] at Machias village. The town of Machias straddles the border of the [[Mississippi River]] [[drainage basin]], with the waters of Lime Lake flowing north and then west via [[Cattaraugus Creek]] to [[Lake Erie]] and eventually the [[Saint Lawrence Seaway]] to the Atlantic Ocean, while the waters of Ischua Creek, less than {{convert|1|mi}} south of Lime Lake, flow south towards the [[Allegheny River]] and eventually the Mississippi and [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Ischua Creek flows past the south part of Machias village. ===Adjacent towns and areas=== Machias is south of the town of [[Yorkshire (town), New York|Yorkshire]] and north of the town of [[Franklinville (town), New York|Franklinville]]. The towns of [[Farmersville, New York|Farmersville]] and [[Freedom, New York|Freedom]] are on the east and the towns of [[Ashford, New York|Ashford]] and [[Ellicottville, New York|Ellicottville]] are on the west.
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