What is the geography of Watertown, Massachusetts?
Watertown is located at (42.371296, -71.181961). To the north, it is bordered by the town of Belmont, MassachusettsBelmont, along Belmont Street; to the south, it is bordered by Newton, Massachusetts Newton and Brighton, MassachusettsBrighton – the border being largely formed by the Charles River. However, in Watertown Square, the nexus of the town, the town’s border extends south of the Charles to encompass the neighborhood surrounding Casey Playground. To the East lies the Cambridge, Massachusetts City of Cambridge, the border to which is almost entirely comprised of the well-known Mount Auburn Cemetery, most of which is actually in Watertown (though commonly believed to be in Cambridge). To the west lies the more expansive town of Waltham, Massachusetts Waltham, but there is no clear geographic feature dividing the two municipalities. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.8 km sq (4.2 square miles). 10.6 km sq (4.1 mi sq) of it is land and 0.1
