Editing Woodsville, New Hampshire (section)

==Geography==
Woodsville is in the northwest corner of the town of Haverhill, bordered to the north by the town of [[Bath, New Hampshire|Bath]] and to the west by the [[Connecticut River]], which forms the state border with [[Vermont]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|4.8|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.46%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_33.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 1, 2021}}</ref> The [[Ammonoosuc River]] runs just north of the CDP and reaches its [[confluence]] with the Connecticut River at the northernmost point in the community.

Woodsville is crossed by [[U.S. Route 302 in New Hampshire|U.S. Route 302]] and by state routes [[New Hampshire Route 10|10]] and [[New Hampshire Route 135|135]]. US 302 leads northeast {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Littleton (CDP), New Hampshire|Littleton]] and west across the Connecticut River to [[Wells River, Vermont]], and {{convert|3|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 91]]. Route 10 leads south from Woodsville {{convert|37|mi}} to [[Hanover (CDP), New Hampshire|Hanover]], and Route 135 leads north {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Interstate 93]] northwest of Littleton.

Woodsville serves as the commercial center for the town of Haverhill and the surrounding communities, including several just to the west in [[Vermont]]. Many of the town's commercial businesses, including supermarkets, sit-down and fast-food restaurants, and banks, are located near the junction of US 302 and NH 10. Cottage Hospital, a critical-access hospital serving the area, is also located in Woodsville.