Photo: NathanL07 · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Cynthiana
79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Cynthiana, 0.1 per square mile of land. 93 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #49 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Cynthiana?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Cynthiana have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cynthiana is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #49 of 142 in Kentucky. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Cynthiana’s 3% is ahead of 76% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% 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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94 conserved acres
3% of Cynthiana’s land. Who manages Cynthiana’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County Recreation Park (Handy Farm) Local Park | County | 77 | Open |
| River Road Ball Park Local Park | County | 12 | Open |
| Sherman Oliver Ross Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| East Pleasant Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
18 places to go in Cynthiana
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.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2.1 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.
13 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
1 more on the History page.
August is the best month for walking in Cynthiana
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 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
November is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cynthiana →
Questions about parks and trails in Cynthiana
How much of Cynthiana is conserved land?
3% 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.
Where can I bike in Cynthiana?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cynthiana?
737 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cynthiana or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 93 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cynthiana have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #49 of 142 in Kentucky. 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 Cynthiana 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 →