Biddle Memorial Park
Park
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Sheridan
Sheridan has 37 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #424 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
36 acres · of 48.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.3 mi
5.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Sheridan?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sheridan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sheridan is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #424 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sheridan’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home59% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 19%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 29%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Sheridan’s under 1% is ahead of 14% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Sheridan. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
36 conserved acres
under 1% of Sheridan’s land. Who manages Sheridan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city36 ac
Local Park · 36 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biddle Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Veteran'S Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Biking & sports
5.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
1Basketball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Sheridan
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 65 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sheridan →
Next door
Sheridan and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan | under 1% | under 0.1 | 12 | 59% | C− |
| Westfield Washington Township | 2% | 0.5 | 19 | 62% | B |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 8 | 37% | C− |
| Jefferson Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 22% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sheridan
How much of Sheridan 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.
Are dogs allowed on Sheridan’s trails?
Biddle Memorial Park and Veterans Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sheridan?
5.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Sheridan?
3,894 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sheridan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sheridan have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #424 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 Sheridan 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 →