Veale Township has 8.2 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
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Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Veale Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Veale Township is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. 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 Veale Township’s 1% is ahead of 40% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 68% 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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167 conserved acres
1% of Veale Township’s land. Who manages Veale Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 167 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
2 lakes & rivers
The walking year in Veale 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 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 44 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Veale Township →
Veale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veale Township | 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Harrison Township | 2% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Jefferson Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Washington Township | 1% | 0.2 | 10 | 5% | C− |
| Harrison Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Washington Township | 5% | 0.2 | 42 | 64% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Veale Township
How much of Veale Township is conserved land?
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 Veale Township?
1,638 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Veale Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Veale Township have?
Ahead of 11% 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 Veale 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 →