Editing Rensselaer County, New York (section)

==Geography==
[[File:BrunswickAutumn.JPG|thumb|left|A farm in [[Brunswick, New York|Brunswick]]]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|665|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|652|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|13|sqmi}} (1.9%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 7, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062322/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt|archive-date=May 19, 2014}}</ref>

Rensselaer County is located in the far eastern part of New York State. The eastern boundary of the county runs along the [[New York (state)|New York]]–[[Vermont]] and [[New York (state)|New York]]–[[Massachusetts]] borders.

The terrain runs from level and flat near the Hudson and then rises into the [[Rensselaer Plateau]] around [[Poestenkill (town), New York|Poestenkill]] and [[Sand Lake, New York|Sand Lake]], then to the [[Taconic Mountains]] along the Massachusetts state line.

The highest point is [[Berlin Mountain]], {{convert|2818|ft|m|0}} above sea level, in the town of Berlin. The lowest point is {{convert|62|ft|m|0}} above sea level at the Hudson River's southernmost extent in the county.

The [[Hoosic River]], a tributary of the [[Hudson River]], is in the northern part of the county.

Depending on precise location within the county, road travel distance to [[New York City]] ranges between {{convert|132|and|178|mi|km}}.