Editing North Salem, New York (section)

==Geography==
[[Putnam County, New York|Putnam County]], [[New York (state)|New York]] borders North Salem to the north, while the [[Connecticut|State of Connecticut]] abuts it to the east. The town itself has a total area of {{convert|22.939|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|21.37|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.57|sqmi|km2}} is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=2022 Gazetteer – New York State |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_cousubs_36.txt |website=United States Census Bureau Gazetteer}}</ref> Climatically, the town is in [[Hardiness zone|plant hardiness zone]] 6b on the [[United States Department of Agriculture|U.S.D.A.]] scale, meaning that in extreme circumstances, winter temperature lows could reach {{Convert|-5|F|C}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PRISM Climate Data for Lower 48 |url=https://prism.oregonstate.edu/projects/public/phm/phm_us_zipcode.csv |website=PRISM Climate Group}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ |access-date=August 17, 2023 |website=planthardiness.ars.usda.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>

A geographic curiosity of North Salem is the so-called Standing Rock, a granite boulder sitting on several smaller stones. Since the boulder is not consistent with the geographic surroundings, it has been hypothesized that the rock was deposited by glaciers during the [[Ice age|Last Ice Age]],<ref name=":0" /> although others argue that it may have been moved and placed by Vikings or Native Americans.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Native American Propped Boulders|url=http://nativestones.com/prop.htm|access-date=April 9, 2021|website=nativestones.com}}</ref>