Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in West Kittanning
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4% of West Kittanning’s land is conserved, about 11 acres. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 9.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is West Kittanning?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does West Kittanning have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Kittanning is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so West Kittanning’s 4% is ahead of 28% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% 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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11 conserved acres
4% of West Kittanning’s land. Who manages West Kittanning’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Kittanning Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Belmont Complex Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| West Kittanning Ballfield #2 Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
The best walking months in West Kittanning: April, May 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 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 49 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in West Kittanning →
West Kittanning 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Kittanning | 4% | under 0.1 | 10 | 99%+ | B− |
| East Franklin Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 36% | C− |
| North Buffalo Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 64 | 12% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Kittanning
How much of West Kittanning 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.
Is there public land near West Kittanning?
7,054 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Kittanning or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Kittanning have?
Ahead of 49% 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 West Kittanning 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 →