Oblong Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Oblong
Oblong has 13 acres of parks, 8.0 for every 1,000 residents
66% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
8.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oblong have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oblong is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oblong’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land8.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home66% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 15%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Oblong. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Oblong
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 | 85 | 80 | 68 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oblong →
Questions about parks and trails in Oblong
How much of Oblong 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.
Are dogs allowed on Oblong’s trails?
Oblong Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Oblong?
174 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oblong or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oblong have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Oblong 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 →