Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA drive of 28 km reaches Rouge National Urban Park, the nearest national park. 6.2% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 5.2 km out lies the largest, Brampton Natural Heritage System, at 1,126 ha.
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Pine Grove’s best card is protected land inside its own boundary, with protected land around it close behind.
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. Canada’s grades don’t include the outdoors, so this page compares the figures rather than grading them.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (13,044 to 13,535 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
For protected land nearby, Pine Grove sits near the top of its size group: 9 of 39 have more.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semiahmoo Town Centre BC | 21% | 0.8% | 103 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Bathurst NB | 20% | 2.6% | 13 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | West Point Grey BC | 14% | 0.5% | 11 | 1 | 65 |
| 4 | Glebe-Dows Lake ON | 12% | 11% | 36 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Quantztown ON | 8.5% | 0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Windsor Park NS | 7.6% | 0% | 18 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Sidney BC | 7% | 0.6% | 22 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Saint-Jean-Vianney QC | 6.9% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Durand ON | 6.3% | 0% | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Pine Grove ON | 6.2% | 37% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Bonnyville No. 87 AB | 5.5% | 1% | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Deerfield ON | 5.2% | 6.3% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Madoc ON | 5.1% | 0% | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Springdale ON | 4.9% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Aloha Estates BC | 4.3% | 2% | 111 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Vanier QC | 4.2% | 0% | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Stittsville North ON | 3.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Thornhill Woods ON | 3.5% | 2% | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Centennial Scarborough ON | 3.5% | 8.1% | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | New Brighton AB | 2.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 21 | Stratford PE | 2.7% | 0.9% | 19 | 12 | 13 |
| 22 | Ionview ON | 2.6% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | Yonge-St.Clair ON | 2.5% | 0% | 14 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Ayr ON | 2.4% | 1.8% | 36 | 8 | 4 |
| 25 | Douglasdale/Glen AB | 2.2% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 26 | Palmerston-Little Italy ON | 2.1% | 0% | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 27 | Rawdon QC | 1.7% | 0% | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | Corso Italia-Davenport ON | 1.4% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| 29 | Kincardine ON | 1% | 0.9% | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 30 | Signal Hill AB | 0.9% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Dakota Crossing MB | 0.8% | 2.1% | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Streetsville ON | 0.7% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Perth East ON | 0.5% | 1.7% | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Lloydminster (Part) SK | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Centre-Nord (Montréal-Nord) QC | 0.5% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Mount Dennis ON | 0.2% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Huntington Hills AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Walker AB | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Lorette MB | 0% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Redstone AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the neighbourhood; tap a number for its park or wood.
The biggest is Kortright Centre for Conservation, 396 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Kortright Centre for Conservation plus Boyd Conservation Area account for 80% of the green.
Source: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, commons and woods with a name, in the town or within 400 m, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Sizes are the mapped outline’s.
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.
That leaves about 2,600 people more than a short walk away. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
6 of the 16 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Brampton Natural Heritage System leads for size with 1,126 ha. The figures include 10 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
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.
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.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
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).
For woods, it beats 63% of Canadian towns. For path density, it beats 68% of Canadian towns.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
There is no mapped walking route within 2 km of the neighbourhood; a local trail club’s maps may show more.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Toronto Pearson (Airport), 14 km away). Good months: long days, highs of 15–30 °C, light rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | -1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 62 | 50 | 51 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 72 | 59 |
Some 115 cm of snow falls each winter. February is the driest month at 50 mm; June the wettest at 81 mm. Summer highs reach 27 °C in July; in January they stay near -1 °C. The climate in Pine Grove →
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Most numerous: playgrounds (92).
Plus 11 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Plus 90 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove | 6.2% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| The Ravines of Rainbow Creek 2.1 km | 6.9% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodbridge 2.2 km | 5.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Elder Mills 2.7 km | 7.3% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodbridge Meadows 2.8 km | 5.7% | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaughan Metropolitan Centre 2.8 km | 4.7% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| The Estates of Rainbow Creek 2.9 km | 7.1% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Next door, protected shares stay within twice Pine Grove’s.
Within 10 km, 6.2% of the land lies in protected areas.
It is Rouge National Urban Park, 28 km off.
It is Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, 32 km away.
May and July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
Brampton Natural Heritage System: 1,126 ha, a nature reserve.
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.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
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).