Photo: Daytripper07 (Uploads) · CC BY 2.5Few parks or trails are on the map in Bunker Hill Township
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Bunker Hill Township. 35% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 44 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #727 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
How much outdoors does Bunker Hill Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bunker Hill Township is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #727 of 768 in Illinois. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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35 conserved acres
under 1% of Bunker Hill Township’s land. Who manages Bunker Hill Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Bertanolli Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Whitaker Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Bunker Hill Legion Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Woodburn Large Ground Plum Site State Conservation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
2 places to go in Bunker Hill Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
August is the best month for walking in Bunker Hill Township
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bunker Hill Township →
Bunker Hill Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 14 | 35% | C− |
| Brighton Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 14 | 43% | C− |
| Moro Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 45% | D |
| Dorchester Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 23 | 40% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bunker Hill Township
How much of Bunker Hill Township is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Illinois town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Bunker Hill Township?
1,886 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bunker Hill Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 44 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bunker Hill Township have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #727 of 768 in Illinois. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bunker Hill Township neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →