Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Neville Township
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Neville Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Neville Township’s land is conserved, about 18 acres.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Neville Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Neville Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Neville Township is ahead of 47% 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 Neville Township’s 2% is ahead of 12% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% of them.
Water is 35% of Neville Township’s area (1 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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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18 conserved acres
2% of Neville Township’s land. Water is left out: Neville Township has 1.5 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Neville Township’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 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Park Local Park | Not recorded | 16 | Unknown |
| Cottage Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
4 places to go in Neville Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
8.8 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Neville Township: 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Neville Township →
Neville Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neville Township | 2% | 0.1 | 17 | 90% | B− |
| Stowe Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 97% | C− |
| Robinson Township | 6% | 0.9 | 36 | 68% | A− |
| Emsworth | 3% | 0.7 | 5 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Kilbuck Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Kennedy Township | 4% | 0.9 | 17 | 69% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Neville Township
How much of Neville Township is conserved land?
2% 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.
Where can I bike in Neville Township?
8.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.0 of painted or protected lanes and 2.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Neville Township?
21,651 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Neville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Neville Township have?
Ahead of 47% 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 Neville Township 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 →