Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe International Appalachian Trail (Newfoundland) passes Division No. 4, Subdivision B
OpenStreetMap shows 74 unnamed beaches within 5 km. A provincial park, Codroy Valley Provincial Park, lies 6.7 km away. King George IV Ecological Reserve (1,841 ha) is the biggest, 2.5 km from town.
The outdoors in Division No. 4, Subdivision B, in short
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
What Division No. 4, Subdivision B has most to offer outdoors is the International Appalachian Trail (Newfoundland), with its beaches close behind.
How Division No. 4, Subdivision B compares with other Canadian towns
Each figure against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (not city hubs or reserves), with the town marked and the typical one’s line. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Division No. 4, Subdivision B sits 16th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (1,184 to 2,587 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Against towns its size, Division No. 4, Subdivision B is weakest for protected land nearby: 24 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anmore BC | 22% | 47% | 16 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC | 19% | 0% | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gracefield QC | 19% | 19% | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | East Preston NS | 16% | 6.3% | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Clearwater BC | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberval QC | 6.1% | 1.2% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague QC | 5.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North Frontenac ON | 5.7% | 5.2% | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Cap-Chat QC | 5.3% | 0.4% | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards ON | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Saint-Polycarpe QC | 4.2% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Macassa ON | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint-Damien QC | 4% | 3.2% | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Unity SK | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sherwood ON | 3.4% | 0% | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | McNab SK | 2.6% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mandeville QC | 2.5% | 1.8% | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Esterhazy SK | 1.8% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | City Commercial Core ON | 1.8% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Caswell Hill SK | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac QC | 1.3% | 7.8% | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | Pembina MB | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Burrows-Keewatin MB | 1% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Elmwood AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Division No. 4, Subdivision B NL | 0.7% | 0.8% | 12 | 1 | 74 |
| 26 | Hatley QC | 0.7% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Munroe West MB | 0.4% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Brooke-Alvinston ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Rosedale AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Minchau AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Lunenburg NS | 0.1% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Salisbury NB | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Dufferin MB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ekota AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Satoo AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Magrath AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Nanton AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Rimbey AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sexsmith AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Where the green is in Division No. 4, Subdivision B
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town.
In Division No. 4, Subdivision B, parks are rarely a short walk away
Residents of each 2021 dissemination area, at a point inside it, within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of a park or playing field mapped on OpenStreetMap.
About 1,200 residents live further than 400 m from one. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this.
Division No. 4, Subdivision B has 12 protected areas within 10 km
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Of the 12, 3 are public land; the others are privately held. King George IV Ecological Reserve leads for size with 1,841 ha. Another 9 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Source: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Codroy Valley Provincial Park, 6.7 km off
National parks (Parks Canada) and provincial or territorial parks by direction and distance from the town’s edge: every one within 10 km, and the nearest of each within 100 km.
Codroy Valley Provincial Park
Grand Codroy Provincial Park
For a national park, people in Division No. 4, Subdivision B travel more than 100 km. There are 2 provincial parks within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Paths to walk: 99 km in and around Division No. 4, Subdivision B
OpenStreetMap footpaths, paths, bridleways and steps, and tracks open on foot, in the town and 1 km around it; woods as mapped (landuse=forest, natural=wood).
Footpaths · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Woods cover less of it than in 70% of Canadian towns. For path density, 93% of Canadian towns do better.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Where to walk from Division No. 4, Subdivision B
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
The International Appalachian Trail (Newfoundland) (742 km) keeps within 2 km of town for 43.7 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Division No. 4, Subdivision B is best on foot in June to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Stephenville (40 km), and daylight at the town’s latitude. Good months: 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15–30 °C, little rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| High (°C) | -2 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 121 | 107 | 89 | 78 | 100 | 93 | 115 | 117 | 131 | 130 | 119 | 117 |
From -3 °C in February to 21 °C in August: that is the range of daytime highs. Rain and snow peak in September (131 mm) and ease in April (78 mm). The yearly snowfall is near 386 cm. The climate in Division No. 4, Subdivision B →
74 unnamed beaches near Division No. 4, Subdivision B
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
OpenStreetMap maps 170 km of coastline within 5 km. For water quality, look to the local health unit: no open beach-testing data covers Canada.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Division No. 4, Subdivision B has 2 waterfalls within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 10 hills and peaks, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 10
Plus 5 hills and peaks more.
Waterfalls 2
Plus 2 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Campsites 3
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Division No. 4, Subdivision B
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. No closer places have figures: these lie 34–44 km from Division No. 4, Subdivision B.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 4, Subdivision B | 0.7% | 12 | 1 | 74 |
| St. George's 34 km | 0.6% | 13 | 1 | 7 |
| Kippens 40 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Stephenville 41 km | 0.2% | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| Stephenville Crossing 43 km | 0.9% | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| Division No. 4, Subdivision E 44 km | 0% | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Around Division No. 4, Subdivision B, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Division No. 4, Subdivision B
How far is the nearest provincial park from Division No. 4, Subdivision B?
Codroy Valley Provincial Park, 6.7 km away.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Division No. 4, Subdivision B?
June to September, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Is Division No. 4, Subdivision B near a national park?
None within 100 km of Division No.
What is the nearest beach to Division No. 4, Subdivision B?
There are beaches within 5 km, none of them named.
Are there hiking trails near Division No. 4, Subdivision B?
Try the International Appalachian Trail (Newfoundland).
What is the largest protected area near Division No. 4, Subdivision B?
King George IV Ecological Reserve: 1,841 ha, a nature reserve.
Is there protected land near Division No. 4, Subdivision B?
Protected areas cover 0.7% of the land within 10 km.
Where Division No. 4, Subdivision B’s outdoors figures come from
Protected areas: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2026: every area within 10 km and the nearest national and provincial parks, measured outline to outline.
Walking routes and beaches: OpenStreetMap, November 2026: named hiking, foot and walking route relations within 2 km and beaches within 5 km.
Towns: Statistics Canada 2021 Census boundaries and populations; the comparison is the Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, not city hubs or reserves.
When to go: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, from the nearest station that publishes them.
Green space, paths, woods, things to do: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik’s Canada extract), November 2026: parks, gardens, playing fields, woods, footpaths, the coastline and things to do in and around each town.
Residents: Statistics Canada 2021 Census dissemination areas (population, boundaries), each at a point inside it.
Walking routes and beaches © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Not on this page: trailheads and trail grades, and beach water quality. No open Canadian dataset gives these for every town yet.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).