St. Luke's Church · Photo: Kallicrates at English Wikipedia · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Benns Church
6% of Benns Church’s land is conserved, about 153 acres.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Benns Church have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Benns Church is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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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153 conserved acres
6% of Benns Church’s land. Who manages Benns Church’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 153 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
2 places to go in Benns Church
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 lakes & rivers
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.
1 place on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Benns Church: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 53 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Benns Church →
Benns Church and its neighbors
Benns Church 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benns Church | 6% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Smithfield | 4% | 1.1 | 29 | 81% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Benns Church
How much of Benns Church is conserved land?
6% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Virginia town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Benns Church?
6,063 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Benns Church or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Benns Church have?
Ahead of 10% 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 Benns Church 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 →