Rippy Callahan Recreational Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Jermyn
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Jermyn
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Jermyn, 0.8 per square mile of land. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 2.8 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Jermyn’s land is conserved, about 14 acres.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
14 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
2.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Jermyn?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jermyn have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jermyn is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jermyn’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land2.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home97% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Jermyn’s 3% is ahead of 20% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 69% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Jermyn. 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 B− to A−. 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
14 conserved acres
3% of Jermyn’s land. Who manages Jermyn’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits24 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government6 ac
Not recorded8 ac
Private Conservation · 16 acUnknown Easement · 15 acLocal Park · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Mill Dam Private Conservation | Not recorded | 16 | Closed |
| Mellow Court Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The best walking months in Jermyn: May to 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Jermyn →
Next door
Jermyn and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Jermyn
How much of Jermyn is conserved land?
3% 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 Jermyn’s trails?
Rippy Callahan Recreational Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Jermyn?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Jermyn?
16,205 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jermyn or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jermyn have?
Ahead of 60% 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 Jermyn 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 →