Few parks or trails are on the map in Stranger Township
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.2 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Stranger Township. 28% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #142 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Stranger Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stranger Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #142 of 151 in Kansas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Stranger Township’s under 1% is ahead of 25% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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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165 conserved acres
under 1% of Stranger Township’s land. Who manages Stranger Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 163 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Stranger 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) | 39 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Stranger Township →
Stranger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stranger Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 28% | D |
| Tonganoxie Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sherman Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Fairmount Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 6 | 33% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stranger Township
How much of Stranger Township is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Kansas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Stranger Township?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Stranger Township?
5,701 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stranger Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stranger Township have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #142 of 151 in Kansas. 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 Stranger 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 →