Cross Bill
Managed by Audubon Park
1 acres
Dogs on leash
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Retired username at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Audubon Park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Audubon Park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 1.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
1 acre · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
1.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
What kind of outdoors town is Audubon Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Audubon Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Audubon Park is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Audubon Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · KY 59% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Audubon Park’s 1% is ahead of 27% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Audubon Park. 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 range from D to C+. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1 conserved acres
1% of Audubon Park’s land. Who manages Audubon Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Joint1 ac
Local Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Park Local Park | Joint | 1 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Audubon Park Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1996
About itWhen to get out
June is the best month for walking in Audubon Park
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 81 | 70 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
January is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Audubon Park →
Questions about parks and trails in Audubon Park
How much of Audubon Park is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Kentucky town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Audubon Park’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Cross Bill (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Audubon Park?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Audubon Park?
11,377 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Audubon Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Audubon Park have?
Ahead of 26% 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 Audubon Park 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 →