Newville Historic District · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.09% of Newville’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 9% of Newville’s land is conserved, about 27 acres. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Newville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Newville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Newville is ahead of 66% 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 Newville’s 9% is ahead of 55% 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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27 conserved acres
9% of Newville’s land. Who manages Newville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Valley Rail-Trail Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 16 | Open |
| Newville Little League Complex Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
1 places to go in Newville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.9 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 Newville: 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 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Newville →
Newville and its neighbors
Newville has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newville | 9% | under 0.1 | 20 | 99%+ | B+ |
| West Pennsboro Township | 23% | 0.1 | 26 | 34% | B |
| North Newton Township | 13% | under 0.1 | 28 | 37% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Newville
How much of Newville is conserved land?
9% 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 Newville?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Newville?
42,021 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Newville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Newville have?
Ahead of 66% 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 Newville 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 →