Bussell Park
Park
25 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Ord
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Ord
26 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Ord?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ord have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ord is ahead of 29% 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 Ord’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NE town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NE 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · NE 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home97% of residents within a half mile of a park · NE 90% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 29%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ord. 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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.
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Tennis
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Valley County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1990
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Ord
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ord →
Questions about parks and trails in Ord
How much of Ord is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Nebraska town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Ord’s trails?
Bussell Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ord?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ord?
44 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ord or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ord have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Ord 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 →