Editing Mattapoisett, Massachusetts (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:Shipyard Park.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Mattapoisett Town Wharf]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|62.6|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|45.0|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|17.6|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 28.18%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mattapoisett town, Plymouth County, Massachusetts| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=March 20, 2012}}</ref> The [[Mattapoisett River]] begins in Rochester and flows through town, emptying into Mattapoisett Harbor, an arm of [[Buzzards Bay]].  Mattapoisett is home to Haskell Swamp in the Tinkham Hill area in the northern part of town. The center of the town around the harbor is known as The Village, and a rural area north of rte 195, along Acushnet Road, Tinkham Lane and Long Plain Rd, is known as Tinkhamtown. There is also a state-managed wildlife area, [[Nasketucket Bay State Reservation]], commonly known as Nunes Farm, along the waterfront near the Fairhaven line.  There are four beaches and two parks along the waterfront, as well as [[Ned Point Light]], which was built in 1837 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The town is home to the Fin, Fur and Feather Club, a hunt club and shooting range located along the Mattapoisett River off Crystal Spring Road.

Mattapoisett is the southwesternmost town of Plymouth County.  It is bordered by [[Fairhaven, Massachusetts|Fairhaven]] to the southwest, [[Acushnet, Massachusetts|Acushnet]] to the northwest, [[Rochester, Massachusetts|Rochester]] to the north, and [[Marion, Massachusetts|Marion]] to the east.  [[Buzzards Bay]] lies to the south.  The town is {{convert|9|mi|0}} east of [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]], {{convert|38|mi|km}} east-southeast of [[Providence, Rhode Island]], and {{convert|60|mi|km}} south of [[Boston]].