Editing Richmond, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|49.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|48.4|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 1.71%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500356795| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212142243/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500356795| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Richmond town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 16, 2013}}</ref>

Richmond is bordered on the north by [[Hancock, Massachusetts|Hancock]] and [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts|Pittsfield]], on the east by [[Lenox, Massachusetts|Lenox]], on the south by [[Stockbridge, Massachusetts|Stockbridge]] and [[West Stockbridge, Massachusetts|West Stockbridge]], and on the west by [[Canaan, New York|Canaan]], [[Columbia County, New York|Columbia County]], [[New York (state)|New York]].

[[Massachusetts Route 41]] passes from north to south through the town, and [[Massachusetts Route 295|Route 295]], the state's highest-numbered [[List of numbered routes in Massachusetts|state route]], continues from Route 41 to the corresponding [[New York State Route 295|New York state route]]. The nearest interstate is [[Interstate 90]], also known as the [[Massachusetts Turnpike]]. Exit 1 is located two miles further south along Route 41, but only allows for westbound exit and eastbound entrance. The nearest westbound entrance to the interstate is in Canaan, at the Berkshire Spur (Connector) portion of the [[New York State Thruway]], Exit B3. The nearest municipal airport is [[Pittsfield Municipal Airport (Massachusetts)|Pittsfield Municipal Airport]], {{convert|5.5|mi}} away, and the nearest airport serving national flights is [[Albany International Airport]], {{convert|45|mi}} northwest of the town. There is no bus service in town, and the nearest bus station is in Pittsfield. There is also a [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] freight rail line which passes through the town.<ref>''Massachusetts Atlas & Gazetteer,'' Second Edition.  Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2002.</ref>