Editing Ashland, Pennsylvania (section)

== Geography ==

Ashland is located along the northern boundary of Schuylkill County at {{Coord|40|46|54|N|76|20|40|W|type:city}} (40.781587, -76.344426).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web
| url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html
| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
| title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
| date=12 February 2011
| access-date=24 April 2011
}}</ref> A small portion of the borough, constituting less than 1% of its area, extends north into Columbia County. [[Butler Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Butler Township]] of Schuylkill County borders Ashland to the east, south, and west, while [[Conyngham Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania|Conyngham Township]] of Columbia County borders the borough to the north. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Ashland has a total area of {{convert|4.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="uscensus_2010" />

Ashland is served by [[Pennsylvania Route 54]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 61]]. PA 54 leads east-northeast {{convert|3.5|mi}} to [[Girardville, Pennsylvania|Girardville]] and {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Shenandoah, Pennsylvania|Shenandoah]], and northwest {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Elysburg, Pennsylvania|Elysburg]]. PA 61 leads north {{convert|2.5|mi}} to [[Centralia, Pennsylvania|Centralia]] and then west {{convert|4|mi|0}} farther to [[Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania|Mount Carmel]], and east {{convert|7|mi|0}} to Frackville. The two highways share Centre Street, the main street through Ashland.

The majority of Ashland is [[forest]], with an urban area in the center. Most of the borough's terrain is steep hills, but the hills are gentler near the center. The southern border of the borough follows the top of Ashland Mountain, which rises {{convert|400|to|600|ft}} above the center of town, except where [[Mahanoy Creek]], a tributary of the [[Susquehanna River]], passes through a [[water gap]] in the mountain in the southeast part of the borough.<ref name="googlemaps_ashland_pa">{{cite web
| url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Ashland,%20Northumberland,%20PA
| website=Google Maps
| title=Ashland, PA
}}</ref>