Few parks or trails are on the map in Barton Township
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 2.0 per 1,000 residents. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Barton Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Barton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Barton Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Barton Township’s under 1% is ahead of 27% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 34% of them.
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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114 conserved acres
under 1% of Barton Township’s land. Who manages Barton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemmer Woods Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 73 | Restricted |
| Gibson County Wetland Conservation Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 39 | Restricted |
| Buckskin Bottoms State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Open |
2 places to go in Barton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 named trails
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.
The walking year in Barton 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Barton Township →
Barton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 2% | D |
| Greer Township | 2% | 0.1 | 3 | 46% | C− |
| Hart Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Monroe Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Columbia Township | 14% | 0.1 | 46 | 16% | B− |
| Union Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 61% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Barton Township
How much of Barton Township is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Indiana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Barton Township?
3,393 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Barton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Barton Township have?
Ahead of 8% 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 Barton 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 →