Photo: Figmig · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Rineyville
22% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Rineyville’s land is conserved, about 37 acres. 36 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Rineyville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rineyville is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Rineyville’s 1% is ahead of 42% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% 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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37 conserved acres
1% of Rineyville’s land. Who manages Rineyville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rineyville Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 37 | Open |
0.4 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
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
June is the best month for walking in Rineyville
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 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
August is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rineyville →
Questions about parks and trails in Rineyville
How much of Rineyville 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.
Where can I bike in Rineyville?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Rineyville?
997 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rineyville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rineyville have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Rineyville 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 →