THE MOSCOW LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Quebec/New England Boundary Mountains setting.
Moscow town has 46.2 square miles of land in Somerset County. Its Census reference point is in Quebec/New England Boundary Mountains, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Moscow and Somerset County
Moscow is associated with Somerset County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Moscow by land and water
The Census records 2.04 square miles of water within Moscow, or 4.2% of its total area. That share is close to Somerset County’s 4.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Moscow town has 88.4% of the land area of nearby Caratunk town (52.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

