Photo: Jmiller wiki · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Brilliant
16% of Brilliant’s land is conserved, about 189 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents. 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Brilliant?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Brilliant have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brilliant is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Conserved land 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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189 conserved acres
16% of Brilliant’s land. Who manages Brilliant’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Electric Power - Cardinal Plant Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 187 | Open |
| Phillipsburg Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Danny Duda Field Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Brilliant
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.1 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 Brilliant: April and August
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Brilliant →
Questions about parks and trails in Brilliant
How much of Brilliant is conserved land?
16% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Brilliant?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Brilliant?
8,545 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brilliant or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brilliant have?
Ahead of 36% 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 Brilliant 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 →