Few parks or trails are on the map in Whitney
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Whitney. 33% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns · #152 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
How much outdoors does Whitney have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Whitney is ahead of 6% of U.S. towns, #152 of 169 in South Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few South Carolina towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Whitney’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of South Carolina towns, while its trails per square mile lead 21% 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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The best walking months in Whitney: 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) | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Whitney →
Whitney 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 33% | D |
| Spartanburg | 3% | 0.5 | 9 | 80% | B |
| Hilltop | 2% | 1.2 | 2 | 97% | B |
| Valley Falls | under 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 24% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Whitney
How much of Whitney is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 1% for a South Carolina town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Whitney?
8,694 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Whitney or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Whitney have?
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #152 of 169 in South Carolina. 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 Whitney 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 →