Crawford County Fairgrounds
Park
49 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Whetstone Township
Whetstone Township has 58 acres of parks, 31 for every 1,000 residents
OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Whetstone Township yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
170 acres · of 40.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
58 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Whetstone Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Whetstone Township is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Whetstone Township’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 land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (58 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 17%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Whetstone Township. 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 D− 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
170 conserved acres
1% of Whetstone Township’s land. Who manages Whetstone Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land66 ac
County59 ac
Private owners46 ac
Unknown Easement · 66 acLocal Recreation Area · 59 acPrivate Park · 46 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 66 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford County Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | County | 59 | Open |
| New Winchester Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 46 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in Whetstone Township: 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Whetstone Township →
Next door
Whetstone Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whetstone Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 31 | under 1% | C− |
| Bucyrus | 5% | 0.1 | 10 | 73% | B− |
| Bucyrus Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jefferson Township | 1% | 0.1 | 31 | 10% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Whetstone Township
How much of Whetstone 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.
Are dogs allowed on Whetstone Township’s trails?
Crawford County Fairgrounds doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Whetstone Township?
862 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Whetstone Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 58 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Whetstone Township have?
Ahead of 17% 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 Whetstone Township 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 →