US Post Office-Hornell · Photo: Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY · CC BY-SA 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in West Union
5 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents. 4.9 miles of mapped trail cross West Union, 0.1 per square mile of land. 9% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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16 conserved acres
under 1% of West Union’s land. Who manages West Union’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Union Town of Land Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Unknown |
2 places to go in West Union
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in West Union: May, August and September
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in West Union →
West Union and its neighbors
West Union has the most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Union | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Troupsburg | under 1% | 0.1 | 27 | 12% | C− |
| Greenwood | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Independence | 1% | 0.1 | 191 | 26% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Union
Is there public land near West Union?
3,589 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Union or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from West 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 →