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Buckingham Courthouse Historic DistrictBuckingham Courthouse Historic District · Photo: Taber Andrew Bain from Richmond, VA, USA · CC BY 2.0
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Outdoors in Buckingham Courthouse

Few parks or trails are on the map in Buckingham Courthouse

0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Buckingham Courthouse, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

under 1% of Buckingham Courthouse’s land. Who manages Buckingham Courthouse’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land3 ac
Conservation Easement · 2 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Buckingham Courthouse Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1969
About it
WoodsideBuilding · listed 1993
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Buckingham Courthouse: April to June and August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.811.913.114.214.714.513.612.411.110.19.6
High (°F)475159707784888679695950
Rain (in)3.32.83.73.34.04.14.23.74.43.73.43.6

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Buckingham Courthouse →

Questions about parks and trails in Buckingham Courthouse

Is there public land near Buckingham Courthouse?

10,046 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Buckingham Courthouse or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Buckingham Courthouse neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →