Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Centerville
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Centerville. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents. 38% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #1,026 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Centerville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Centerville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Centerville is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns, #1,026 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Centerville’s under 1% is ahead of 1% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% of them.
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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9 conserved acres
under 1% of Centerville’s land. Who manages Centerville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Richeyville Community Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Vestaburg Ballfield Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| Mexico/Vestaburg Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Centerville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Centerville: 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) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Centerville →
Centerville and its neighbors
Centerville has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 38% | D |
| West Pike Run Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 10% | D |
| California | under 1% | under 0.1 | 34 | 90% | C+ |
| Luzerne Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 90 | 72% | B− |
| East Bethlehem Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 19 | 70% | C |
| Hiller | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Centerville
How much of Centerville is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Centerville?
5,028 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Centerville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Centerville have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1,026 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Centerville 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 →