Proctor Park
Park
9 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Stickman42 · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in New Whiteland
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in New Whiteland
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Proctor Park (0.6 mi). 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross New Whiteland, 0.8 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #55 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
29 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
55 ac
9.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is New Whiteland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does New Whiteland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Whiteland is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #55 of 593 in Indiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of New Whiteland’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land9.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (55 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 91%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so New Whiteland’s 3% is ahead of 67% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% of them.
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Proctor Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tot Park
Park
1 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
29 conserved acres
3% of New Whiteland’s land. Who manages New Whiteland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city29 ac
Local Park · 29 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proctor Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| West Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| East Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Country Gate Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| New Whiteland Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in New Whiteland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in New Whiteland
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
8Soccer
5Basketball
4Softball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in New Whiteland
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 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
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 New Whiteland →
Questions about parks and trails in New Whiteland
Where can I hike in New Whiteland?
The longest trail networks: Proctor Park, 0.6 miles; Tot Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of New Whiteland 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.
Are dogs allowed on New Whiteland’s trails?
Proctor Park and East Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Whiteland?
1,633 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Whiteland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Whiteland have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #55 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 New Whiteland 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 →