Editing Otis, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
[[Image:Otis-Knox Trail Stone.JPG|thumb|left|A [[Henry Knox Trail|Knox Trail]] marker, near Benton Pond in East Otis]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|98.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|92.1|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|6.5|km2|disp=flip}}, or 6.55%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500351580| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212154259/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500351580| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Otis town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 16, 2013}}</ref> Otis lies along the eastern border of Berkshire County with [[Hampden County, Massachusetts|Hampden County]], bordered by [[Becket, Massachusetts|Becket]] to the north, [[Blandford, Massachusetts|Blandford]] to the east, [[Tolland, Massachusetts|Tolland]] to the southeast, [[Sandisfield, Massachusetts|Sandisfield]] to the south, and [[Monterey, Massachusetts|Monterey]] and [[Tyringham, Massachusetts|Tyringham]] to the west. Otis is {{convert|23|mi}} southeast of [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts|Pittsfield]], {{convert|30|mi}} west-northwest of [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], and {{convert|116|mi}} west of [[Boston]].

Otis lies in the southern end of the [[Berkshire Mountains]], and is dotted by several hills. The West Branch of the [[Farmington River]] rises in the town, heading southward towards the [[Connecticut River]]. The southeastern part of town is dominated by the [[Otis Reservoir]] and [[Big Pond, Otis MA|Big Pond]], as well as portions of [[Tolland State Forest]] and Otis State Forest. The highest points in the town are to the north, with Church Hill to the east and Kingsbury Mountain to the west. Much of the land around the brooks of town is marshy. Just west of the town center is Otis Ridge Ski Area. Most of the population is around the reservoir and the center of town.

Otis lies at the intersection of [[Massachusetts Route 8]] and [[Massachusetts Route 23|Route 23]]. Route 8 was once part of the [[New England road marking system|New England highway network]], as the [[Stratford, Connecticut|Stratford]]-[[Waterbury, Connecticut|Waterbury]]-[[North Adams, Massachusetts|North Adams]] Route. Route 23 is known as the Knox Trail, with a historical marker along the route in the eastern part of town. [[Interstate 90]] (the [[Massachusetts Turnpike]]) passes through the northern edge of town twice, with the nearest exit being in [[Lee, Massachusetts|Lee]]. There is no rail, bus or air service in town, with the nearest being in Pittsfield and [[Westfield, Massachusetts|Westfield]]. The nearest national air service is at [[Bradley International Airport]] in [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut]].