Editing West Stockbridge, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|48.4|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|47.8|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 1.23%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): West Stockbridge town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500377990|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212154722/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500377990|archive-date=February 12, 2020|access-date=December 18, 2013|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

West Stockbridge is bordered on the north by [[Richmond, Massachusetts|Richmond]], on the east by [[Stockbridge, Massachusetts|Stockbridge]], on the south by [[Great Barrington, Massachusetts|Great Barrington]], on the southwest by [[Alford, Massachusetts|Alford]], and on the west by [[Austerlitz, New York|Austerlitz]] and [[Canaan, New York|Canaan]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. West Stockbridge is {{convert|11|mi}} south-southwest of [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts|Pittsfield]], [[Massachusetts]], {{convert|50|mi}} west-northwest of [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], {{convert|132|mi}} west of [[Boston]], and {{convert|36|mi}} southeast of [[Albany, New York]].

West Stockbridge is situated along the Williams River, a marshy tributary of the [[Housatonic River]]. To the northeast, West Stockbridge Mountain lies along the Stockbridge town line. To the southwest, Tom Ball Mountain rises above the Alford town line, and Harvey Mountain rises on the state border. Maple Hill rises in the center of town, and is covered by a wildlife management area.

[[Interstate 90]], the [[Massachusetts Turnpike]], crosses into the state in West Stockbridge. Exit 1 , which solely consists of a western exit and eastern entrance, is located near the center of town, near the southern junction of [[Massachusetts Route 41|Route 41]] and [[Massachusetts Route 102|Route 102]], which begins on the state border in the village of State Line.

An abandoned rail line crosses through town, adjoining the active line in State Line and heading southward through town towards Great Barrington. The nearest regional transportation services can all be reached in Pittsfield, including bus, [[Amtrak]] and air service. The nearest national air service is at [[Albany International Airport]] in New York.