Middle Sandy Presbyterian Church · Photo: Roseohioresident · CC0Few parks or trails are on the map in Knox Township
4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Knox Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 5% of U.S. towns · #967 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
How much outdoors does Knox Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Knox Township is ahead of 5% of U.S. towns, #967 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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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4 places to go in Knox Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Knox Township: April, 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Knox Township →
Knox Township and its neighbors
Knox Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Butler Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 10% | D |
| West Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 3 | 5% | D |
| Washington Township | 2% | 0.2 | 67 | 27% | B− |
| Smith Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 32 | 59% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Knox Township
How much of Knox Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Knox Township?
5,672 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Knox Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Knox Township have?
Ahead of 5% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #967 of 993 in Ohio. 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 Knox 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 →