Few parks or trails are on the map in Hemby Bridge
44% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 6.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Hemby Bridge, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Hemby Bridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hemby Bridge is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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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12 conserved acres
1% of Hemby Bridge’s land. Who manages Hemby Bridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Mill Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
The best walking months in Hemby Bridge: April and May
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 74 | 63 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hemby Bridge →
Hemby Bridge and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemby Bridge | 1% | 0.2 | 6 | 44% | C |
| Indian Trail | 1% | 0.3 | 5 | 47% | C |
| Stallings | 1% | 1.3 | 1 | 30% | C |
| Lake Park | 18% | under 0.1 | 24 | 99%+ | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hemby Bridge
How much of Hemby Bridge is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Carolina town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Hemby Bridge’s trails?
Blair Mill Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hemby Bridge?
3,752 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hemby Bridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hemby Bridge 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 Hemby Bridge 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 →