Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Church Hill
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Church Hill, 0.1 per square mile of land. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 45 acres are parks and preserves, 6.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns · #145 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
How much outdoors does Church Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Church Hill is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns, #145 of 177 in Tennessee. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Church Hill’s under 1% is ahead of 17% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% 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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18 conserved acres
under 1% of Church Hill’s land. Who manages Church Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Hill Community Center Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Church Hill Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
2 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Church Hill: April to June
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
October is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Church Hill →
Church Hill and its neighbors
Church Hill has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Hill | under 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 39% | C− |
| Surgoinsville | under 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 25% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Church Hill
How much of Church Hill is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 1% for a Tennessee town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Church Hill?
1,497 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Church Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Church Hill have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #145 of 177 in Tennessee. 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 Church Hill 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 →