Editing Rowe, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Railroad Bridge over the Deerfield River between Florida and Rowe, MA.jpg|thumb|left|{{center|Railroad bridge across the [[Deerfield River]] between [[Monroe, Massachusetts|Monroe]] and Rowe}}]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|62.2|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|60.7|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.5|km2|disp=flip}}, or 2.41%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rowe town, Franklin County, Massachusetts| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=August 29, 2012}}</ref> Rowe lies along the northern border of Franklin County and Massachusetts, bordered by [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham County]], [[Vermont]], to the north and [[Berkshire County, Massachusetts|Berkshire County]] to the west. The town is bordered by [[Whitingham, Vermont]], to the north, [[Heath, Massachusetts|Heath]] to the east, [[Charlemont, Massachusetts|Charlemont]] to the south, and [[Florida, Massachusetts|Florida]] and [[Monroe, Massachusetts|Monroe]] to the west.  Rowe is located {{convert|23|mi}} west-northwest of [[Greenfield, Massachusetts|Greenfield]], {{convert|53|mi}} north-northwest of [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], and {{convert|112|mi}} west-northwest of [[Boston]].

Rowe lies along the eastern bank of the [[Deerfield River]], which is dammed near the Vermont border to form the Sherman Reservoir.  The town has two other large bodies of water: the Upper Bear Swamp Reservoir and Pelham Lake, which feeds Pelham Brook, a tributary of the river.  The town is hilly, with two main ridges on either side of Pelham Brook.  Near the southwestern corner of town is Negus Mountain, along the western ridge, and along the eastern ridge lies Todd Mountain and Adams Mountain, the highest point in town.  Much of the land southeast of Pelham Lake is part of Pelham Lake Park, which extends to the mountains.  There are also two small units of Monroe State Forest in town.

Rowe is one of a handful of small towns in Massachusetts which has no state highways.  (Nearly half of these towns are on [[Martha's Vineyard]] and [[Nantucket]], with the majority of the rest in central and western Massachusetts.)  The nearest state highways are [[Massachusetts Route 8A]], which runs through neighboring Heath, and [[Massachusetts Route 2|Route 2]] (the [[Mohawk Trail]]), which runs through Charlemont and Florida.  The nearest expressway, [[Interstate 91]], passes through the center of the county, near the junction of the Deerfield River and the [[Connecticut River]]. A short section of railroad tracks leading westward to the [[Hoosac Tunnel]] passes through the southwestern corner of town, but the town is otherwise not served by rail, bus or air service.  The nearest bus and small air service is in [[North Adams, Massachusetts|North Adams]], the nearest [[Amtrak]] service is in [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts|Pittsfield]], and the nearest national air service can be reached at [[Albany International Airport]] in [[New York (state)|New York]].

=== Neighborhoods ===
The following are locally known neighborhood/village areas within the Rowe town borders:

* [[Camp Rowe, Massachusetts|Camp Rowe]] {{Coord|42.690|N|72.898|W}}
* [[Davis, Massachusetts|Davis]] {{Coord|42.683|N|72.865|W}}
* [[Monroe Bridge, Massachusetts|Monroe Bridge]] {{Coord|42.722|N|72.941|W}}
* Rowe {{Coord|42.693|N|72.900|W}}
* [[Zoar, Massachusetts|Zoar]] {{Coord|42.653|N|72.931|W}}

=== Climate ===
{{Weather box
|location = Rowe 3 NE, Massachusetts, 1991–2020 normals: 1735ft (529m)
|single line = Yes

|Jan high F = 28.9
|Feb high F = 31.3
|Mar high F = 38.6
|Apr high F = 50.9
|May high F = 62.9
|Jun high F = 70.4
|Jul high F = 75.1
|Aug high F = 74.6
|Sep high F = 68.3
|Oct high F = 56.2
|Nov high F = 44.3
|Dec high F = 34.4
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 20.0
|Feb mean F = 22.0
|Mar mean F = 29.3
|Apr mean F = 41.2
|May mean F = 52.4
|Jun mean F = 61.1
|Jul mean F = 65.9
|Aug mean F = 64.6
|Sep mean F = 57.9
|Oct mean F = 46.2
|Nov mean F = 36.0
|Dec mean F = 26.5
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 11.1
|Feb low F = 12.6
|Mar low F = 19.9
|Apr low F = 31.5
|May low F = 41.8
|Jun low F = 51.8
|Jul low F = 56.6
|Aug low F = 54.6
|Sep low F = 47.5
|Oct low F = 36.2
|Nov low F = 27.6
|Dec low F = 18.6
|year low F =

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.25
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.71
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.39
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.37
|May precipitation inch = 4.01
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.65
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.82
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.82
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.60
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.99
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.88
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.66
|year precipitation inch =


|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00196989&format=pdf
|title =  Rowe 3 NE, Massachusetts 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = October 28, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}