Photo: Smallbones · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Honey Brook
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Honey Brook’s land is conserved, about 11 acres.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Honey Brook?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Honey Brook have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Honey Brook is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Honey Brook’s 4% is ahead of 28% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Honey Brook Township Park
11 conserved acres
4% of Honey Brook’s land. Who manages Honey Brook’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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Brook Borough Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| James A. Umble Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
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.
The best walking months in Honey Brook: April to June 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 | 41 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Honey Brook →
Questions about parks and trails in Honey Brook
How much of Honey Brook is conserved land?
4% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Honey Brook’s trails?
Honey Brook Borough Park and Honey Brook Township Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Honey Brook?
16,377 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Honey Brook or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Honey Brook have?
Ahead of 40% 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 Honey Brook 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 →