Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.05% of Point Marion’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park
0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Point Marion, 1.7 per square mile of land. 5% of Point Marion’s land is conserved, about 14 acres. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Point Marion?
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How much outdoors does Point Marion have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Point Marion is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Point Marion’s 5% is ahead of 38% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% of them.
Water is 17% of Point Marion’s area (0 of 0 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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14 conserved acres
5% of Point Marion’s land. Water is left out: Point Marion has 0.4 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Point Marion’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Marion Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
2 places to go in Point Marion
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1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
1.3 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, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Point Marion: 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 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 43 | 52 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Point Marion →
Point Marion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Marion | 5% | 1.7 | 12 | 99% | A |
| Springhill Township | 8% | 0.5 | 7 | 3% | C+ |
| Dunkard Township | 13% | 0.6 | 4 | 17% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Point Marion
How much of Point Marion is conserved land?
5% 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 Point Marion?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Point Marion?
25,347 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Point Marion or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Point Marion have?
Ahead of 85% 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 Point Marion 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 →