Photo: Nyttend · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Sharpsville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 2.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Sharpsville, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #871 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Sharpsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Sharpsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sharpsville is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #871 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Sharpsville’s 1% is ahead of 3% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 25% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
5 conserved acres
1% of Sharpsville’s land. Who manages Sharpsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milliken Avenue Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Grandy Acquisition (Erie Canal Lock Park) Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
8 places to go in Sharpsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 scenic views without a name on the map.
0.7 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 map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Sharpsville: April, May, August and 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 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sharpsville →
Sharpsville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpsville | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Hermitage | 1% | 0.4 | 20 | 39% | C+ |
| South Pymatuning Township | under 1% | 0.4 | 12 | 20% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sharpsville
How much of Sharpsville 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.
Are dogs allowed on Sharpsville’s trails?
Sharpsville Recreation Park and Sharpsville South Py Little League don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sharpsville?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths and 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Sharpsville?
1,036 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sharpsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sharpsville have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #871 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Sharpsville 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 →