Universalist Meeting House of Sheshequin · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Few parks or trails are on the map in Sheshequin Township
33 acres are parks and preserves, 26 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Sheshequin Township. 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Sheshequin Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sheshequin Township is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Sheshequin Township’s under 1% is ahead of 1% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% 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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33 conserved acres
under 1% of Sheshequin Township’s land. Who manages Sheshequin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larnard-Hornbrook Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 33 | Open |
1 places to go in Sheshequin Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Sheshequin Township: May, July 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sheshequin Township →
Sheshequin Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheshequin Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 26 | 17% | C− |
| Ulster Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 15% | D |
| Athens Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 98 | 47% | B− |
| Rome Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Wysox Township | 2% | 0.1 | 24 | 18% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sheshequin Township
How much of Sheshequin Township is conserved land?
under 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 Sheshequin Township?
11,960 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sheshequin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sheshequin Township have?
Ahead of 20% 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 Sheshequin 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 →