Editing Washington, New York (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|152.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|150.7|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.8|km2|order=flip}}, or 1.21%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3602778388| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Washington town, Dutchess County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 16, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213133353/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3602778388| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> Washington is bordered by [[Pleasant Valley (town), New York|Pleasant Valley]] and [[Clinton, Dutchess County, New York|Clinton]] to the west, [[Stanford, New York|Stanford]] to the north, [[Amenia, New York|Amenia]] to the east, and [[Dover, New York|Dover]] and [[Union Vale, New York|Union Vale]] to the south. A small part of [[LaGrange, New York|LaGrange]] also borders the town.

The main channel of [[Wappinger Creek]] flows through the northeast corner of the town, and its East Branch flows through the center of the town.<ref name="Beers-1867">{{Cite map|last=Beers |first=Frederick W. |year=1867 |title=Town of Washington, Dutchess County, New York |publisher=Beers, Ellis & Soule |url=https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~271670~90045509:Town-of-Washington,-Dutchess-County;JSESSIONID=4021ce62-a67e-4235-8b45-5284eef844a3  }}</ref>

The Canoe Hills are located on the 2,000 acre [[Cary Arboretum]]<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Payne |first=Willard W. |year=1978 |title=The Cary Arboretum of the New York Botanical Gardens |magazine=American Horticulturist |volume=57 |issue=3 |pages=34–36 |url=https://ahsgardening.org/wp-content/pdfs/1978-03r.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106180431/https://ahsgardening.org/wp-content/pdfs/1978-03r.pdf |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> in the Town of Washington.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Reynolds |first=Helen Wilkinson |year=1933 |title=In regard to the repetition of place names |magazine=Dutchess County Historical Society Yearbook |volume=18 |pages=54–56, page 55 |url=https://issuu.com/dchsny/docs/dchs_yb_v018_1933_masterfile/s/15204963 }}</ref>

=== Communities and locations in Washington ===
*[[Bloomvale Historic District]] &ndash; A former hamlet, north of Washington's Hollow
*Lithgow &ndash; A location in the northeastern corner of the town.
*Littlerest &ndash; A location south of Mabbettsville.
*[[Mabbettsville, New York|Mabbettsville]] &ndash; A hamlet east of Millbrook.
*[[Millbrook, New York|Millbrook]] &ndash; The Village of Millbrook is near the center of the town.
*South Millbrook &ndash; A location south of Millbrook bordering the town of [[Union Vale, New York|Union Vale]].
*Shunpike &ndash; A location north of Millbrook.
*Washington's Hollow &ndash; A location by the western town line, where Washington camped.
*Oak Summit