Photo: dok1 · CC BY 2.0Seal Township has 52 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
46% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 10 miles of mapped trail cross Seal Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #628 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Seal Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Seal Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Seal Township is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #628 of 993 in Ohio. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls 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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142 conserved acres
1% of Seal Township’s land. Who manages Seal Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Beaver Creek Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 85 | Open |
| Pike County Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | County | 48 | Open |
| Unknown Ball Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
16 places to go in Seal Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
9 playgrounds without a name on the map.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
August is the best month for walking in Seal 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) | 40 | 44 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
November is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Seal Township →
Seal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seal Township | 1% | 0.4 | 15 | 46% | C+ |
| Pee Pee Township | 3% | 0.5 | 23 | 64% | B |
| Jackson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Newton Township | under 1% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Scioto Township | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Beaver Township | under 1% | 0.6 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Union Township | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Piketon | 6% | 0.6 | 17 | 71% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Seal Township
How much of Seal Township 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.
Is there public land near Seal Township?
14,366 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Seal Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 52 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Seal Township have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #628 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 Seal 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 →