Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain60% of Fairfield Township’s land is conserved, about 5,128 acres. The biggest trail networks: Brookville Lake (16 mi). 16 miles of mapped trail cross Fairfield Township, 1.2 per square mile of land.
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The longest trail network is Brookville Lake, with 16 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
60% of Fairfield Township’s land. Water is left out: Fairfield Township has 13.3 square miles of land and 2.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Fairfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookville Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 5,128 | Open |
| Buck Point Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 85 | Open |
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 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.
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) | 37 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fairfield Township →
Fairfield Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Harmony Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Brookville Township | 11% | 0.2 | 55 | 48% | B+ |
| Blooming Grove Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: Brookville Lake, 16 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Brookville Lake doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
14,246 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,597 of them inside the town line.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fairfield Township neighbors.
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 →