Editing Newbury, New Hampshire (section)

==Geography==
Newbury is in west-central New Hampshire, in western Merrimack County. The western border of the town is the [[Sullivan County, New Hampshire|Sullivan County]] line.<ref name=Newbury>{{Cite web| url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerweb/| title=TIGERweb: Newbury town, New Hampshire| publisher=Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref> The village of Newbury is located at the south end of Lake Sunapee near the geographic center of the town. The village is at the junction of [[New Hampshire Route 103]] and [[New Hampshire Route 103A|103A]]. Route 103 leads northwest, past the entrance to [[Mount Sunapee Resort]] (a state park) and into the town of [[Sunapee, New Hampshire|Sunapee]]. To the southeast, Route 103 passes the village of [[South Newbury, New Hampshire|South Newbury]] before entering the town of [[Bradford, New Hampshire|Bradford]]. Route 103A proceeds north, parallel to the east shore of Lake Sunapee, and passes the village of [[Blodgett Landing, New Hampshire|Blodgett Landing]] before entering the town of [[New London, New Hampshire|New London]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://mapper.acme.com/?ll=43.32131,-72.03630&z=12&t=U&marker0=43.32131%2C-72.03630%2CNewbury%20NH| title=USA topo: Newbury NH| website=ACME Mapper 2.2| access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|98.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|92.8|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|5.9|sqkm|order=flip}} are water, comprising 5.94% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{Cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_cousubs_33.txt| title=2023 Gazetteer Files: County Subdivisions: New Hampshire| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref> [[Mount Sunapee]], the highest point in town, has an elevation of {{convert|831|m|ft|order=flip}} above [[sea level]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://mapper.acme.com/?ll=43.31377,-72.07422&z=15&t=U&marker0=43.31377%2C-72.07422%2C23.1%20km%20ExSE%20of%20Claremont%20NH| title=USA topo: 23.1 km ExSE of Claremont NH| website=ACME Mapper 2.2| access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref> The northern half of the town drains into [[Lake Sunapee]], which in turns drains west via the [[Sugar River (New Hampshire)|Sugar River]] into the [[Connecticut River]] and thence to [[Long Island Sound]]. The southern half of the town, including the eastern side of Mount Sunapee, drains via Andrew Brook and the [[West Branch Warner River|West Branch of the Warner River]] to the [[Warner River]], which flows east to the [[Contoocook River]], then into the [[Merrimack River]], and ultimately to the [[Gulf of Maine]].<ref name=Newbury/>