Editing Newbury, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|68.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|60.5|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|7.6|km2|order=flip}}, or 11.17%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Newbury town, Essex County, Massachusetts| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=September 5, 2012}}</ref> Newbury lies just south of the mouth of the [[Merrimack River]], and is drained by the Little River and Parker River, which, along with the Plum Island River, drain into Plum Island Sound, separating [[Plum Island (Massachusetts)|Plum Island]] from the mainland. Much of the town land is made of marshes, and is protected land, included in the [[Parker River National Wildlife Refuge]], Old Town Hill Reservation Area, Kents Island Wildlife Management Area, Downfall Wildlife Management Area and parts of the Mill River Wildlife Management Area and Crane Pond Wildlife Management Area.

Newbury is located along the [[Atlantic Ocean]], and is bordered by [[Newburyport, Massachusetts|Newburyport]] to the north, [[West Newbury, Massachusetts|West Newbury]] to the northwest, a small portion of [[Groveland, Massachusetts|Groveland]] to the west, [[Georgetown, Massachusetts|Georgetown]] to the southwest, and [[Rowley, Massachusetts|Rowley]] to the south. The center of Newbury lies {{convert|19|mi}} east of [[Lawrence, Massachusetts|Lawrence]], {{convert|19|mi}} north of [[Salem, Massachusetts|Salem]], {{convert|32|mi}} north-northeast of [[Boston]] and {{convert|24|mi}} south of [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]].

[[Interstate 95 in Massachusetts|Interstate 95]] passes through the western part of town, with two exits providing access to the town. [[U.S. Route 1 in Massachusetts|U.S. Route 1]], locally known as the Newburyport Turnpike, passes from north to south through the middle of the town, and [[Massachusetts Route 1A]]'s northernmost portion passes through the east of town, just inland from the marshes. The town is home to the [[Plum Island Airport]], a private general aviation airport; the nearest national service is at [[Logan International Airport]]. The [[Newburyport]] branch of the [[Newburyport/Rockport Line]] of the [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] passes through town, with its northern terminus just over the Newburyport line.