Few parks or trails are on the map in Bethel Manor
70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #250 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it
How much outdoors does Bethel Manor have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bethel Manor is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #250 of 253 in Virginia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 17% of Bethel Manor’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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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17 places to go in Bethel Manor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
17 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 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.
The best walking months in Bethel Manor: 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 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 52 | 59 | 70 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 71 | 61 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bethel Manor →
Bethel Manor and its neighbors
Bethel Manor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Manor | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 70% | D |
| Hampton | 5% | 0.7 | 14 | 52% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bethel Manor
How much of Bethel Manor is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Bethel Manor?
11,055 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bethel Manor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bethel Manor have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #250 of 253 in Virginia. 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 Bethel Manor 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 →