Photo: Mpevans · Public domainHanover Township has 144 acres of parks, 26 for every 1,000 residents
2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Hanover Township, 0.2 per square mile of land. 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Hanover Township’s land is conserved, about 408 acres.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #197 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hanover Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hanover Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hanover Township is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #197 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hanover Township’s 3% is ahead of 70% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 53% 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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408 conserved acres
3% of Hanover Township’s land. Who manages Hanover Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Electric Power - Clifty Creek Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 271 | Open |
| Chelsea Flatwoods Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 118 | Open |
| Hanover Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
1 places to go in Hanover Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
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.
4 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.
August is the best month for walking in Hanover 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hanover Township →
Hanover 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | 3% | 0.2 | 26 | 53% | B− |
| Saluda Township | 1% | 0.2 | 233 | 6% | C+ |
| Madison Township | 6% | 0.3 | 86 | 44% | B+ |
| Madison | 11% | 0.2 | 4 | 61% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hanover Township
How much of Hanover Township is conserved land?
3% 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 Hanover Township?
4,061 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hanover Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 144 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hanover Township have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #197 of 593 in Indiana. 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 Hanover 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 →