Sennett Federated Church and Parsonage · Photo: Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Sennett
6 acres are parks and preserves, 1.8 per 1,000 residents. 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.9 miles of mapped trail cross Sennett, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #744 of 758 in New York. What drives it
How much outdoors does Sennett have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sennett is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #744 of 758 in New York. 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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119 conserved acres
1% of Sennett’s land. Who manages Sennett’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 87 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sennett Town Lands Local Conservation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 26 | Restricted |
| Auburn City Of Land Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Sennett
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Sennett: May, June, August 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Sennett →
Sennett 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sennett | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 24% | D |
| Auburn | 2% | 0.4 | 6 | 99% | B |
| Skaneateles | 2% | 0.4 | 10 | 50% | C+ |
| Throop | under 1% | 0.1 | 19 | 35% | C− |
| Brutus | 2% | 0.2 | 34 | 69% | B− |
| Owasco | 1% | 0.5 | 34 | 62% | B |
| Elbridge | 8% | 0.1 | 51 | 61% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sennett
How much of Sennett is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Sennett?
9,584 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sennett or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sennett have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #744 of 758 in New York. 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 Sennett 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 →