Editing Leesburg, Virginia (section)

==Geography==
Leesburg is located northeast of the center of [[Loudoun County, Virginia]], at {{Coord|39|6|56|N|77|33|52|W}} (39.1155, &minus;77.5644),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2011 |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020527061848/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html |archive-date=May 27, 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is part of the northern Virginia [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] and sits at the base of the easternmost chain of the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]], [[Catoctin Mountain]]. The town lies in the [[Culpeper Basin]] (an inland sea during the [[Jurassic]] period) and is adjacent to the valley of the [[Potomac River]], so that the local [[terrain|relief]] is less pronounced than in other Virginia Piedmont towns.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} Elevation in town ranges from about {{convert|350|to|400|ft}}, with the ridge of Catoctin Mountain rising to {{convert|670|ft}} just west of the town limits. The Town Branch of Tuscarora Creek passes through the center of town, flowing east to [[Goose Creek (Potomac River tributary)|Goose Creek]], a tributary of the Potomac.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|12.4|sqmi|sqkm}}, of which {{convert|0.16|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.54%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/>