Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Mount Union
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4% of Mount Union’s land is conserved, about 29 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Union, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Mount Union?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Mount Union have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Union is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Mount Union’s 4% is ahead of 28% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 43% of them.
Water is 6% of Mount Union’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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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29 conserved acres
4% of Mount Union’s land. Water is left out: Mount Union has 1.2 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Mount Union’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union Lower Municipal Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
| Mount Union Riverside Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Catholic Hill Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Diven Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
1 places to go in Mount Union
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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Mount Union: April to 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 49 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Mount Union →
Mount Union 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union | 4% | 0.3 | 12 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Shirley Township | 19% | 0.4 | under 1 | 21% | C+ |
| Wayne Township | 26% | 0.4 | under 1 | 9% | C+ |
| Brady Township | 25% | 0.5 | 29 | 7% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Union
How much of Mount Union 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.
Is there public land near Mount Union?
44,635 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Union or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mount Union have?
Ahead of 72% 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 Mount Union 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 →