Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Turbot Township
5 acres are parks and preserves, 3.5 per 1,000 residents. 29% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Turbot Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Turbot Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Turbot Township is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. Conserved land 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 Turbot Township’s 4% is ahead of 30% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% 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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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
358 conserved acres
4% of Turbot Township’s land. Who manages Turbot Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 357 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Avenue Park and Community Pool Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Turbot Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail
0.0 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.
The best walking months in Turbot Township: April to June 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Turbot Township →
Turbot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turbot Township | 4% | 0.2 | 3 | 29% | C |
| Milton | 6% | 1.2 | 21 | 84% | A− |
| White Deer Township | 38% | 0.3 | 4 | 12% | C+ |
| Limestone Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| East Chillisquaque Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Delaware Township | 6% | 0.1 | 3 | 27% | C |
| West Chillisquaque Township | 2% | 0.2 | 5 | 41% | C |
| Lewis Township | 7% | 0.1 | under 1 | 3% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Turbot Township
How much of Turbot Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Turbot Township’s trails?
Brown Ave. Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Turbot Township?
26,725 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Turbot Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Turbot Township have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Turbot 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 →