Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Hanover
12% of Hanover’s land is conserved, about 147 acres. 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Hanover, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hanover?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hanover have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hanover is ahead of 62% 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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147 conserved acres
12% of Hanover’s land. Who manages Hanover’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 147 | Open |
0.6 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 Hanover: 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hanover →
Questions about parks and trails in Hanover
How much of Hanover is conserved land?
12% 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 Hanover?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hanover?
13,220 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hanover or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 151 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hanover have?
Ahead of 62% 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 Hanover 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 →