Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Somerville
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Somerville. 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns · #163 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
How much outdoors does Somerville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Somerville is ahead of 6% of U.S. towns, #163 of 177 in Tennessee. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Somerville’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% 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.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Somerville
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) | 49 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 74 | 62 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
August is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.7 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Somerville →
Questions about parks and trails in Somerville
How much of Somerville is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 1% for a Tennessee town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Somerville’s trails?
I.P Yancey Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Somerville?
5 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Somerville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Somerville have?
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #163 of 177 in Tennessee. 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 Somerville 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 →