New Hampshire–Massachusetts border

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The New Hampshire–Massachusetts border is the state line in New England separating New Hampshire to the north from Massachusetts to the south, running from the Atlantic coast inland and passing through several towns and natural features.

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instanceOf internationally recognized internal boundary
state border
adjacentTo Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Essex County, Massachusetts
Franklin County, Massachusetts
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Worcester County, Massachusetts
country United States
definedBy colonial charters
subsequent boundary surveys
hasCoordinateBasis line of latitude near 42 degrees north
hasDirection east–west
northwest–southeast
hasFeature river crossings
straight survey segments
hasHistoricalDispute border between Massachusetts Bay Colony and Province of New Hampshire
hasLegalCase Massachusetts v. New Hampshire
languageOfToponym English
lengthApproximate about 190 kilometers
locatedInRegion New England
Northeastern United States
partOf borders of Massachusetts
borders of New Hampshire
passesNear Derry, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
Dracut, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Fitchburg, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Gardner, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Hudson, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
Lowell, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Nashua, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
Northfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Pelham, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
Plaistow, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
Salem, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
Salisbury, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Seabrook, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
passesThrough Atlantic coastal waters off Salisbury, Massachusetts
Atlantic coastal waters off Seabrook, New Hampshire
separates Massachusetts
New Hampshire
terminusEast Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Maine
terminusWest Massachusetts–Vermont–New Hampshire tri-point
usedFor law enforcement jurisdiction delimitation
state jurisdiction delimitation
taxation jurisdiction delimitation

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Powwow River crossesAdministrativeBoundary New Hampshire–Massachusetts border
Massachusetts Route 125 northernTerminus Massachusetts–New Hampshire state line in Haverhill
linked to: New Hampshire–Massachusetts border
Massachusetts Route 13 runsTo New Hampshire state line
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Massachusetts Route 13 terminusNorth New Hampshire state line in Townsend, Massachusetts
linked to: New Hampshire–Massachusetts border
Massachusetts Route 97 northernTerminus New Hampshire state line
linked to: New Hampshire–Massachusetts border
Salisbury Beach near New Hampshire state line
linked to: New Hampshire–Massachusetts border
Massachusetts–New Hampshire state line in Ashby partOf Massachusetts–New Hampshire border
linked to: New Hampshire–Massachusetts border
Pelham, New Hampshire borderFeature New Hampshire–Massachusetts border
Dunstable, Massachusetts locatedNear New Hampshire border
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Greenville, New Hampshire locatedNear Massachusetts state border
subject linked to: Greenville
linked to: New Hampshire–Massachusetts border
U.S. Route 1 (New Hampshire) southernTerminus Massachusetts state line in Seabrook, New Hampshire
linked to: New Hampshire–Massachusetts border
Merrimack River at Amesbury borderOf Massachusetts–New Hampshire border region
linked to: New Hampshire–Massachusetts border
Spicket River crossesPoliticalBoundary New Hampshire–Massachusetts border