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Outdoors in Society Hill

Few parks or trails are on the map in Society Hill

16% of Society Hill’s land is conserved, about 252 acres. 246 acres are parks and preserves, 633 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Society Hill.

Conserved land
16%
252 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
246 ac
633 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
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

252 conserved acres

16% of Society Hill’s land. Who manages Society Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State parks244 ac
Town or city8 ac
State Park · 244 acLocal Recreation Area · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Long Bluff State Park
State Park
State parks244Open
Saint David's Academy Ballfield
Local Recreation Area
Town or city7Restricted
S.H. Town Hall Park
Local Recreation Area
Town or city1Open
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

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

History →
Welsh Neck-Long Bluff-Society Hill Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1974
About it
Japonica HallBuilding · listed 1989
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Society Hill: April and May

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)10.110.911.913.013.914.514.213.412.311.210.39.9
High (°F)565967768389929085766658
Rain (in)3.63.23.53.13.74.55.15.04.93.43.13.7

April is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Society Hill →

Questions about parks and trails in Society Hill

Is there public land near Society Hill?

28,782 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Society Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 246 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Society Hill 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 →