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Somerset north of Orange in Scalp LevelPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
–Not graded
Outdoors in Scalp Level

Few parks or trails are on the map in Scalp Level

2% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

under 1% of Scalp Level’s land. Who manages Scalp Level’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Not recorded1 ac
Private Historic or Cultural · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Coal Mining Heritage
Private Historic or Cultural
Not recorded1Open
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Berwind-White Mine 40 Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1992
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Scalp Level: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.19.99.3
High (°F)353847607077817973614939
Rain (in)3.33.03.83.84.24.24.23.83.93.33.13.4

February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Scalp Level →

Next door

Scalp Level and its neighbors

Scalp Level has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Scalp Level— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Richland Township1%0.2856%C

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Scalp Level

Is there public land near Scalp Level?

27,807 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Scalp Level or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Scalp Level neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

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 →