Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Newcastle Township
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1 acre is park or preserve, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 3% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Newcastle Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Newcastle Township is ahead of 3% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Newcastle Township’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% 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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1 conserved acres
under 1% of Newcastle Township’s land. Who manages Newcastle Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talma (Tippecanoe River) Public Access Site State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Newcastle Township
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2 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in Newcastle 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Newcastle Township →
Newcastle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 5% | D− |
| Rochester Township | 2% | 0.1 | 37 | 70% | B− |
| Tippecanoe Township | 1% | 0.1 | 117 | 16% | C |
| Franklin Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 73 | 26% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Newcastle Township
How much of Newcastle 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 Newcastle Township?
784 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Newcastle Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Newcastle Township have?
Ahead of 3% 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 Newcastle 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 →