Editing Pinehurst, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
Pinehurst is in southern Moore County, bordered to the east by [[Southern Pines, North Carolina|Southern Pines]], to the south by [[Aberdeen, North Carolina|Aberdeen]], and to the north by [[Taylortown, North Carolina|Taylortown]]. It is {{convert|43|mi}} by road west-northwest of [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]], {{convert|70|mi}} southwest of [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], and {{convert|74|mi}} south-southeast of [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]].

U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 15|15]] and [[U.S. Route 501|501]] pass together through the eastern side of the village, leading south {{convert|5|mi|0}} to Aberdeen and north {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Carthage, North Carolina|Carthage]], the Moore [[county seat]]. [[North Carolina Highway 2]] has its western terminus in the center of Pinehurst and leads east {{convert|5|mi|0}} to its eastern terminus at [[U.S. Route 1]] in Southern Pines. [[North Carolina Highway 5|NC Highway 5]] has its northern terminus at in the northern part of Pinehurst and leads southeast through the center of the village, ending {{convert|6|mi|0}} to the southeast at US 1-15-501 in Aberdeen. [[North Carolina Highway 211|NC Highway 211]] crosses the northern and eastern sides of Pinehurst, leading south with Routes 15-501 to Aberdeen and northwest {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Candor, North Carolina|Candor]]. 

The village of Pinehurst has a total area of {{convert|17.37|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|16.72|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|0.65|sqmi}}, or 3.72%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> Three streams, [[Aberdeen Creek (Drowning Creek tributary)|Aberdeen Creek]], [[Horse Creek (Drowning Creek tributary)|Horse Creek]], and [[Joes Fork (Nicks Creek tributary)|Joes Fork]], have their headwaters in the Pinehurst area. Aberdeen Creek and Horse Creeks are within the [[Lumber River]] watershed, while Joes Fork is within the [[Cape Fear River]] watershed.