Editing Deerfield, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|86.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|83.9|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.8|km2|order=flip}}, or 3.17 percent, is water.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Deerfield town, Franklin County, Massachusetts |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=August 27, 2012 |archive-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218204847/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Deerfield is located in the northern [[Pioneer Valley]] and is bordered by [[Greenfield, Massachusetts|Greenfield]] to the north, [[Montague, Massachusetts|Montague]] to the northeast, [[Sunderland, Massachusetts|Sunderland]] to the southeast, [[Whately, Massachusetts|Whately]] to the south, [[Conway, Massachusetts|Conway]] to the west, and [[Shelburne, Massachusetts|Shelburne]] to the northwest. The town center is located {{convert|8|mi|0}} south of Greenfield, {{convert|29|mi}} north of [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], and {{convert|93|mi}} west of [[Boston]].

Deerfield's northern point is located at the confluence of the [[Deerfield River|Deerfield]] and [[Connecticut River|Connecticut]] rivers, with the former flowing through the northwestern corner of the town and the latter forming the eastern border of the town. Several brooks and the Mill River also flow through the town. [[Sugarloaf Mountain (Franklin County, Massachusetts)|North Sugarloaf Mountain]] rises above the Connecticut in the southeastern corner, providing a panoramic view of the valley and the town center. The [[Pocumtuck Range]] rises along the eastern side of town north of Sugarloaf.

[[Interstate 91]] passes from south to north through the central part of town, crossing the Deerfield River near the river's southernmost bend. The interstate is paralleled by [[U.S. Route 5 in Massachusetts|U.S. Route 5]] and [[Massachusetts Route 10]], which run concurrently through the town. [[Massachusetts Route 116|Route 116]] also passes through town, combining with Routes 5 and 10 for a one-mile stretch, briefly passing into [[Whately, Massachusetts|Whately]] before separating and crossing through the southern part of town and over the Connecticut River at the [[Sunderland Bridge (Massachusetts)|Sunderland Bridge]]. All three routes historically crossed through the center of the village prior to the construction of I-91 but were rerouted to a more direct route, closer to the highway.

A portion of the Springfield Terminal freight rail line passes through the town before branching off eastward and westward around Greenfield. The nearest [[Amtrak]] passenger service is in Springfield; a stop in Greenfield is in operation as part of the rerouting of Amtrak's [[Vermonter (train)|Vermonter]] route. Deerfield has bus service through [[Peter Pan Bus Lines]]; the nearest small air service is in [[Gill, Massachusetts|Gill]] and [[Northampton, Massachusetts|Northampton]]. The nearest national air service is [[Bradley International Airport]] in [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut]].