Lions Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
White Hall Foundry · Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in White Hall
9% of White Hall’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 181 acres are parks and preserves, 80 per 1,000 residents. 9% of White Hall’s land is conserved, about 156 acres.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
156 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
181 ac
80 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is White Hall?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does White Hall have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, White Hall is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of White Hall’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land80 acres of park per 1,000 residents (181 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 82%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A+. 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.
Conrad Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Whiteside Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Veterans of Foreign Wars Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Lions Park12 acres
Conrad Park5 acres
Whiteside Park2 acres
Veterans of Foreign Wars Park2 acres
Tunison Park1 acres
Who protects it
156 conserved acres
9% of White Hall’s land. Who manages White Hall’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city151 ac
Private owners4 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
Local Park · 155 acPrivate Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Recreational Park Local Park | Town or city | 128 | Open |
| Tunison Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Park | Private owners | 4 | Open |
| Conrad Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| White Hall Sports Club Private Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Open |
| Whiteside Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Veterans Of Foreign Wars Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in White Hall
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in White Hall
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
6Baseball
2Tennis
2Football
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 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in White Hall
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 42 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.1 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 White Hall →
Questions about parks and trails in White Hall
How much of White Hall is conserved land?
9% 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 White Hall’s trails?
Lions Park and Conrad Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near White Hall?
894 acres of parks and open public land lie inside White Hall or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 181 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does White Hall have?
Ahead of 82% 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 White Hall 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 →