Editing Union, Connecticut (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|29.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|28.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}} (3.75%) is water.

Union has the highest town center in eastern Connecticut at {{convert|1015|ft|m}} and the 4th highest in the state.<ref name="unionconnecticut.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.unionconnecticut.org/about.php |title=Town of Union, CT |website=www.unionconnecticut.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810061451/http://www.unionconnecticut.org/about.php |archive-date=August 10, 2007}}</ref>  The highest elevation in eastern Connecticut is {{convert|1315|ft|m}} [[Burley Hill, Connecticut|Burley Hill]] in the northwestern part of town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=wale52sw.jpg |url=http://docs.unh.edu/MA/wale52sw.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514174350/http://docs.unh.edu/MA/wale52sw.jpg |archive-date=May 14, 2011 |website=University of New Hampshire}}</ref>  In addition, [[Interstate 84 (east)|I-84]] reaches its highest elevation in Connecticut ({{convert|1002|ft|m}}) in Union.

Approximately one-third of the town is state park land, including [[Bigelow Hollow State Park]], [[Nipmuck State Forest]] and the Mountain Laurel Sanctuary. A portion of the [[Yale-Myers Forest]] and Hull Foresters<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hullforest.com/forestry/forest_conservation.html|title = Forest Conservation Projects &#124; Hull Forest Products|date = September 26, 2019}}</ref> are located in Union. All combined, there are nearly 34,000 acres of forestland in Union.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/connecticut/placesweprotect/quinebaug-highlands.xml |title=Quinebaug Highlands {{!}} The Nature Conservancy |website=www.nature.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617101413/http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/connecticut/placesweprotect/quinebaug-highlands.xml |archive-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref>

[[Mashapaug Lake]] is a large lake in Union. The lake is used for fishing, boating, and swimming.