Aracoma Park
Park
21 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Dblcut3 · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Mingo Junction
Mingo Junction has 24 acres of parks, 7.4 for every 1,000 residents
82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Mingo Junction’s land is conserved, about 19 acres.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #761 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
19 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
7.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Mingo Junction?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mingo Junction have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mingo Junction is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #761 of 993 in Ohio. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mingo Junction’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land7.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home82% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 23%
Water is 6% of Mingo Junction’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mingo Junction. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
19 conserved acres
1% of Mingo Junction’s land. Water is left out: Mingo Junction has 2.7 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Mingo Junction’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city19 ac
Local Park · 19 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aracoma Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Baseball
3Basketball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Mingo Junction: 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 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mingo Junction →
Next door
Mingo Junction and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mingo Junction | 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 82% | C |
| Steubenville Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 68% | C− |
| Steubenville | 2% | 0.7 | 9 | 93% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mingo Junction
How much of Mingo Junction is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Mingo Junction’s trails?
Aracoma Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mingo Junction?
6,952 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mingo Junction or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mingo Junction have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #761 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 Mingo Junction neighbors.
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Sources
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 →