J.C. Niemann Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Union Miners Cemetery · Photo: Peter Greenberg · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Mount Olive Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Mount Olive Township
5 acres are parks and preserves, 1.6 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Olive Township. 50% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #743 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
55 acres · of 18.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
1.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mount Olive Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Olive Township is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #743 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Olive Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land1.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home50% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 14%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 3%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mount Olive Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hagerman Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
55 conserved acres
1% of Mount Olive Township’s land. Who manages Mount Olive Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners52 ac
Town or city2 ac
Private Park · 52 acLocal Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 40 | Open |
| Stauton Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 13 | Open |
| Mt. Olive City Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Mount Olive Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mount Olive Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Football
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Union Miners CemeterySite · listed 1972
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Mount Olive 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) | 37 | 43 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
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 Mount Olive Township →
Next door
Mount Olive Township and its neighbors
Mount Olive Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 50% | D |
| Cahokia Township | 1% | 0.1 | 19 | 64% | C |
| Staunton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Olive Township
How much of Mount Olive Township is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Mount Olive Township’s trails?
J.C. Niemann Park and Hagerman Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mount Olive Township?
430 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Olive Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mount Olive Township have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #743 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 Mount Olive Township neighbors.
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Sources
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 →