Bicentennial Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Montewalker1 · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Howe
Howe has 12 acres of parks, 3.3 for every 1,000 residents
54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns · #591 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 5.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
3.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Howe have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Howe is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns, #591 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Howe’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land3.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home54% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 10%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 8%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Howe’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Howe. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be D. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Memorial Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
1 places to go in Howe
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Howe
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
4Baseball
1Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Howe
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) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 89 | 93 | 94 | 86 | 76 | 64 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
January is the driest month (2.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Howe →
Next door
Howe and its neighbors
Howe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howe | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 54% | D |
| Sherman | 2% | 0.3 | 10 | 73% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Howe
How much of Howe is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Texas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Howe’s trails?
Bicentennial Park and Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Howe?
1,183 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Howe or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Howe have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #591 of 642 in Texas. 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 Howe neighbors.
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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 →