Massachusetts shares a border with a state.
It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east , the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south , New Hampshire and Vermont to the north , and New York to the west .	Atlantic Ocean	Atlantic Ocean	Connecticut	Connecticut	Rhode Island	Rhode Island	New Hampshire	New Hampshire	Vermont	Vermont	New York	New York (state)
Connecticut -LRB- -LSB- kntkt -RSB- -RRB- is the southernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States .	state	U.S. state	New England	New England	northeastern United States	northeastern United States	Connecticut	Connecticut River
New Hampshire -LRB- -LSB- nu_hmpr -RSB- -RRB- is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States .	state	U.S. state	New England	New England	northeastern United States	northeastern United States
New York is a state in the northeastern United States , and is the 27th-most extensive , fourth-most populous , and seventh-most densely populated U.S. state .	state	U.S. state	northeastern United States	northeastern United States	27th-most extensive	List of U.S. states and territories by area	fourth-most populous	List of U.S. states and territories by population	seventh-most densely populated	List of U.S. states by population density
Rhode Island -LRB- -LSB- rod_alnd -RSB- -RRB- , officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations , is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States .	Providence	Providence, Rhode Island	state	U.S. state	New England	New England	northeastern United States	northeastern United States
Vermont -LRB- -LSB- vrmnt , _ vr - -RSB- -RRB- is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States .	state	U.S. state	New England	New England	northeastern United States	northeastern United States
