Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCoal Township has 1,640 acres of parks, 835 for every 1,000 residents
13% of Coal Township’s land is conserved, about 1,640 acres. 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Coal Township, 0.2 per square mile of land. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Coal Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Coal Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coal Township is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold 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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1,640 conserved acres
13% of Coal Township’s land. Who manages Coal Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coalton Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1,570 | Open |
| Richland Furnace State Forest State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 62 | Open |
| Lake Katharine Dedicated Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 8 | Closed |
1 places to go in Coal Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
August is the best month for walking in Coal Township
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 43 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Coal Township →
Coal Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Township | 13% | 0.2 | 835 | 49% | B+ |
| Lick Township | under 1% | 0.6 | under 1 | 5% | D |
| Washington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wellston | 1% | 0.1 | 34 | 96% | B |
| Milton Township | 18% | 0.2 | 6,268 | 32% | B+ |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Liberty Township | 9% | 0.1 | 166 | 3% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Coal Township
How much of Coal Township is conserved land?
13% 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.
Is there public land near Coal Township?
20,098 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coal Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,640 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Coal Township have?
Ahead of 73% 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 Coal Township 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 →