Editing Dover, New Hampshire (section)

==Geography and transportation==
[[File:Downtown Dover 52.JPG|thumb|right|Downtown Dover]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|75.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|69.2|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|6.0|km2|order=flip}} are water, comprising 7.97% of the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_cousubs_33.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 4, 2022}}</ref> Dover is drained by the [[Cochecho River|Cochecho]] and [[Bellamy River|Bellamy]] rivers, both of which flow into the tidal [[Piscataqua River]],<ref>{{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> which forms the city's eastern boundary and the New Hampshire–[[Maine]] border. Long Hill, elevation greater than {{convert|300|ft|m}} above [[sea level]] and located {{convert|3|mi|0}} northwest of the city center, is the highest point in Dover. [[Garrison Hill Park and Tower|Garrison Hill]], elevation approximately {{convert|290|ft|m|abbr=on}}, is a prominent hill rising directly above the center city, with a park and lookout tower on top. The average elevation above sea level in Dover is {{convert|49|ft}}.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

The city is crossed by New Hampshire Routes [[New Hampshire Route 4|4]], [[New Hampshire Route 9|9]], [[New Hampshire Route 16|16]] (the [[Spaulding Turnpike]]), [[New Hampshire Route 108|108]], and [[New Hampshire Route 155|155]], plus [[U.S. Route 4]]. It is bordered by the town of [[Newington, New Hampshire|Newington]] to the south (across the inlet to [[Great Bay (New Hampshire)|Great Bay]]), [[Durham, New Hampshire|Durham]] to the south across from where the [[Bellamy River]] meets the inlet to [[Great Bay (New Hampshire)|Great Bay]], [[Madbury, New Hampshire|Madbury]] to the southwest, [[Barrington, New Hampshire|Barrington]] and [[Rochester, New Hampshire|Rochester]] to the northwest, and [[Somersworth, New Hampshire|Somersworth]] and [[Rollinsford, New Hampshire|Rollinsford]] to the northeast. [[South Berwick, Maine]], lies to the northeast, across the tidal [[Salmon Falls River]], and [[Eliot, Maine]], is to the east, across the [[Piscataqua River]].

The [[Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation]] (COAST) operates a publicly funded bus network in Dover and surrounding communities in New Hampshire and Maine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coastbus.org/ |title=Take a closer look at COAST |publisher=www.coastbus.org |access-date=2010-07-06 }}</ref> C&J Bus Lines is a private intercity bus carrier currently connecting Dover with Boston's [[South Station]] and [[Logan International Airport|Logan Airport]], as well as New York City (via Midtown Manhattan's [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ridecj.com/blog/dover-nh-to-logan-airport-and-nyc-bus-service-reopens-february-4-2024 |title=Dover NH to Logan Airport and New York City will Resume in February of 2024 |publisher=www.ridecj.com |access-date=2023-11-20 }}</ref> [[Wildcat Transit]], operated by the [[University of New Hampshire]], provides bus service to [[Durham (CDP), New Hampshire|Durham]], which is free for students and $1.50 for the public.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unh.edu/transportation/wildcat/wtschedules/route3.htm |title=Wildcat Transit |access-date=2012-04-21 }}</ref> [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Downeaster (train)|Downeaster]]'' train service stops at the [[Dover Transportation Center]] with service to the [[Portland Transportation Center]], Boston's [[North Station]], and intermediate stops.