Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.099% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Whitesboro
12 acres are parks and preserves, 3.4 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Whitesboro’s land is conserved, about 12 acres.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #686 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Whitesboro?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Whitesboro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Whitesboro is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #686 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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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12 conserved acres
2% of Whitesboro’s land. Who manages Whitesboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Whitesboro Land Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Unknown |
| Unknown Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Whitesboro Fd Memorial Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
1 places to go in Whitesboro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
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.
The best walking months in Whitesboro: May, 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 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Whitesboro →
Questions about parks and trails in Whitesboro
How much of Whitesboro is conserved land?
2% 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 Whitesboro?
7,104 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Whitesboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Whitesboro have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #686 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 Whitesboro 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 →