Union Grove Township has 6.3 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
11% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Union Grove Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Union Grove Township is ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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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2 lakes & rivers
April is the best month for walking in Union Grove 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 34 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 48 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Union Grove Township →
Union Grove Township and its neighbors
Union Grove Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Grove Township | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | 11% | D |
| Ustick Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fenton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mount Pleasant Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 85 | 88% | B |
| Garden Plain 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 Union Grove Township
How much of Union Grove 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 Union Grove Township?
8,677 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Union Grove Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Union Grove Township have?
Ahead of 7% 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 Union Grove 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 →