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==Geography and transportation== [[File:Royalston Falls.jpg|thumb|left|204x204px|[[Royalston Falls]] are reached on a 0.8 mile descending pathway from the trailhead on Route 32.]] [[File:South Royalston - Millers River.jpg|thumb|Millers River from Main Street β South Royalston Thatcher]] According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|42.5|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|41.9|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi}}, or 1.39%, is water. Royalston is located in the northwestern part of central Massachusetts, on hilly land. The town center lies near Frye Hill, which quickly slopes downward just west of the town center, into the Tully River valley. The Tully River empties through Long Pond and Tully Lake before flowing into the [[Millers River]] in neighboring [[Athol, Massachusetts|Athol]], downstream from where that river flows through the southeast corner of town. Several other brooks cross through the town, with some of the land along these brooks being marshlands. To the northwest, White Hill (1,361') rises near the Warwick town line, and is the highest point in the town. Notable is the [[Royalston Falls]] located off of Route 32 near the New Hampshire border. Royalston is home to several wildlife management areas, including Birch Hill, Millers River, Lawrence Brook and Fish Brook, the first two of which cover three substantial portions of the eastern half of town. The town also has two portions of state forest near West Royalston. Royalston is the northwestern corner of Worcester County, bordered by [[Franklin County, Massachusetts|Franklin County]] to the west and [[Cheshire County, New Hampshire]], to the north. It is bordered by [[Athol, Massachusetts|Athol]] to the south, [[Phillipston, Massachusetts|Phillipston]] and [[Templeton, Massachusetts|Templeton]] to the southeast, [[Winchendon, Massachusetts|Winchendon]] to the east, [[Richmond, New Hampshire|Richmond]] and [[Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire]] to the north, and [[Warwick, Massachusetts|Warwick]] and [[Orange, Massachusetts|Orange]] in Franklin County to the west. The town center lies {{convert|24|mi|km}} west-northwest of [[Fitchburg, Massachusetts|Fitchburg]], {{convert|38|mi|km}} northwest of [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]] and {{convert|68|mi|km}} northwest of [[Boston]]. The town is mostly divided into three villages, the central village, West Royalston and South Royalston. Royalston does not have any interstates or other highways passing through town, the nearest being [[Massachusetts Route 2|Route 2]] to the south, most easily reached through Phillipston and Templeton. [[Massachusetts Route 32|Route 32]] passes through the western part of town, heading north before becoming [[New Hampshire Route 32]]. [[Massachusetts Route 68|Route 68]] also passes through the town, from South Royalston through the central village to West Royalston, where it terminates at Route 32. The Springfield Terminal rail line passes through South Royalston along the south banks of the Millers River, but there is no public transportation means on this rail or otherwise. The nearest small airport is [[Orange Municipal Airport]] in Orange, with the nearest national air service being at [[Manchester-Boston Regional Airport]] in New Hampshire.
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