87% of Webb’s land is conserved, about 250,995 acres. 88,621 acres are parks and preserves, 57,960 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Black River Wild Forest (29.1 mi), Five Ponds Wilderness (19.3 mi), Ha-De-Ron-Dah Wilderness (18.9 mi).
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Webb is ahead of 93% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Webb’s overall grade.
Water is 7% of Webb’s area (32 of 483 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 82%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
Twitchell Lake Primitive Area2 acres · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Who protects it
250,995 conserved acres
87% of Webb’s land. Water is left out: Webb has 451.4 square miles of land and 32.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Webb’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation276,013 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2,405 ac
Regional Water Districts162 ac
Town or city17 ac
Private owners3 ac
State Wilderness · 121,505 acState Conservation Area · 91,895 acForest Stewardship Easement · 35,536 acUnknown Easement · 26,339 acConservation Easement · 2,405 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 36,682 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 50 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Five Ponds Wilderness
State Wilderness
State conservation
59,447
Open
Black River Wild Forest
State Conservation Area
State conservation
29,324
Open
Independence River Wild Forest
State Conservation Area
State conservation
28,295
Open
Pepperbox Wilderness
State Wilderness
State conservation
23,624
Open
Ha-De-Ron-Dah Wilderness
State Wilderness
State conservation
21,288
Open
Pigeon Lake Wilderness
State Wilderness
State conservation
17,170
Open
Fulton Chain Wild Forest
State Conservation Area
State conservation
15,506
Open
Watson'S East Triangle Wild Forest
State Conservation Area
State conservation
11,477
Open
Fulton Chain Lakes
State Conservation Area
State conservation
2,689
Restricted
Aldrich Pond Wild Forest
State Conservation Area
State conservation
1,329
Open
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
77 places to go in Webb
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Webb
8 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
8.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
4Tennis
1Multi-sport
1Baseball
1Soccer
1Basketball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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
10.4
11.8
13.4
14.7
15.4
15.1
14.0
12.4
10.9
9.6
8.9
High (°F)
26
28
37
50
64
71
75
74
67
54
42
31
Rain (in)
4.0
3.2
3.3
3.8
4.4
4.9
4.5
4.4
4.4
5.3
4.3
4.4
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Webb →
Next door
Webb and its neighbors
Webb has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Webb
Where can I hike in Webb?
The longest trail networks: Black River Wild Forest, 29.1 miles; Five Ponds Wilderness, 19.3 miles; Ha-De-Ron-Dah Wilderness, 18.9 miles; Watson's East Triangle Wild Forest, 17.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Webb is conserved land?
87% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Webb’s trails?
Black River Wild Forest and Five Ponds Wilderness don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Webb?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of painted or protected lanes, 0.5 of off-road paths and 8.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Webb?
636,271 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Webb or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 210,672 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Webb have?
Ahead of 93% 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 Webb neighbors.
Goodsell House · Photo: FollowerOfHank · CC BY-SA 4.0