Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainManchester Township has 6.2 miles of mapped trails, 0.1 for every square mile of land
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Ahead of 5% of U.S. towns · #564 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Manchester Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Manchester Township is ahead of 5% of U.S. towns, #564 of 593 in Indiana. 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 Manchester Township’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 49% 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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3 places to go in Manchester Township
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1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 disc golf course without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
August is the best month for walking in Manchester 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Manchester Township →
Manchester 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Sparta Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 25% | D |
| York Township | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | 4% | D |
| Hogan Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Franklin Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 32% | D |
| Miller Township | under 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 5% | D |
| Lawrenceburg Township | 8% | 0.5 | 26 | 70% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Manchester Township
How much of Manchester 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 Manchester Township?
10,299 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Manchester Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Manchester Township have?
Ahead of 5% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #564 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 Manchester 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 →