Editing Amherst, New Hampshire (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|89.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|87.8|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.3|km2|order=flip}}, or 1.49% of the total area, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The entire town is part of the [[Merrimack River]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]].<ref name="watershed">{{cite book |title=Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers |url=http://nh.water.usgs.gov/Publications/nh.intro.html |last=Foster |first=Debra H. |author2=Batorfalvy, Tatianna N.|author3=Medalie, Laura |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Geological Survey |year=1995}}</ref> The [[Souhegan River]], an east-flowing tributary of the Merrimack, passes through the southern part of the town, and the Souhegan's tributary Beaver Brook drains the central part of town and passes through the main village. [[Baboosic Lake]] is farther north, along the eastern border of the town and is fed by Joe English Brook. The lake drains to the east into [[Baboosic Brook]], a tributary of the Merrimack. Pulpit Brook, which drains the northeastern corner of the town, flows into Baboosic Brook as well. Witches Brook flows through the southernmost part of the town and is a tributary of [[Pennichuck Brook]], yet another tributary of the Merrimack. Amherst's highest point is on Chestnut Hill at the town's northern border, where the elevation reaches {{convert|865|ft|m}} above [[sea level]].

[[New Hampshire Route 101]] crosses the town, leading northeast into [[Bedford, New Hampshire|Bedford]] and then to [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]], and southwest into [[Milford, New Hampshire|Milford]]. A spur, [[New Hampshire Route 101A]], crosses the southern part of Amherst, connecting Milford to the west with [[Nashua, New Hampshire|Nashua]] to the southeast. [[New Hampshire Route 122]] begins at Amherst village and leads south into [[Hollis, New Hampshire|Hollis]].

=== Adjacent municipalities ===
* [[Bedford, New Hampshire]] (northeast)
* [[Merrimack, New Hampshire]] (east)
* [[Hollis, New Hampshire]] (south)
* [[Milford, New Hampshire]] (southwest)
* [[Mont Vernon, New Hampshire]] (west)
* [[New Boston, New Hampshire]] (northwest)