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CHICAGO, BURLINGTON AND QUINCY DEPOT, HOLT COUNTY, MOPhoto: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Mound City

Few parks or trails are on the map in Mound City

3% of Mound City’s land is conserved, about 22 acres.

Conserved land
3%
22 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

22 conserved acres

3% of Mound City’s land. Who manages Mound City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)22 ac
Conservation Easement · 22 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 22 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy DepotBuilding · listed 1978
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Mound City

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)354153657484878579675239
Rain (in)0.71.12.13.65.04.94.94.03.42.81.81.3

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mound City →

Questions about parks and trails in Mound City

Is there public land near Mound City?

632 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mound City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mound City neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →