Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Northmoreland Township
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Northmoreland Township. 1% of Northmoreland Township’s land is conserved, about 122 acres.
Ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Northmoreland Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Northmoreland Township is ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Northmoreland Township’s 1% is ahead of 7% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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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122 conserved acres
1% of Northmoreland Township’s land. Who manages Northmoreland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 118 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinchot State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 6 | Open |
The best walking months in Northmoreland Township: 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Northmoreland Township →
Northmoreland Township and its neighbors
Northmoreland Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northmoreland Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Eaton Township | 1% | 0.8 | 15 | 19% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Northmoreland Township
How much of Northmoreland Township is conserved land?
1% 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 Northmoreland Township?
22,350 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Northmoreland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Northmoreland Township have?
Ahead of 5% 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 Northmoreland 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 →