Photo: Mhuy222 · CC BY-SA 4.0Union has 49 acres of parks, 6.4 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Union’s land is conserved, about 43 acres. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Union, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #68 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Union?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Union have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Union is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #68 of 142 in Kentucky. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Union’s 2% is ahead of 52% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 50% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harmony Park
Hempsteade HOA Park (Private)
43 conserved acres
2% of Union’s land. Who manages Union’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Pool Local Park | County | 43 | Open |
11 places to go in Union
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
6.3 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.
5 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.
August is the best month for walking in Union
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Union →
Union and its neighbors
Union 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union | 2% | 0.3 | 6 | 70% | C+ |
| Florence | 2% | 0.3 | 5 | 67% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Union
Where can I hike in Union?
The longest trail networks: Harmony Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Union is conserved land?
2% 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 Union’s trails?
Union Park and Harmony Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Union?
6.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.0 of painted or protected lanes and 3.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Union?
6,313 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Union or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 49 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Union have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #68 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 Union 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 →