Hanover High School Complex · Photo: kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Hanover Township
14% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents. 3.9 miles of mapped trail cross Hanover Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #670 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
How much outdoors does Hanover Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hanover Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #670 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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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98 conserved acres
under 1% of Hanover Township’s land. Who manages Hanover Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 85 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horton Mill Pond Park Local Park | County | 13 | Open |
2 places to go in Hanover Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
10 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Hanover Township: July and September
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 34 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Hanover Township →
Hanover Township and its neighbors
Hanover Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 14% | D |
| Liberty Township | 4% | 0.3 | 329 | 29% | B |
| Spring Arbor Township | 3% | 0.1 | 30 | 43% | C+ |
| Pulaski Township | 1% | 0.1 | 16 | 15% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hanover Township
How much of Hanover Township is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Michigan town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Hanover Township?
4,582 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hanover Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hanover Township have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #670 of 701 in Michigan. 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 Hanover 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 →