Crabtree-Blackwell Farm · Photo: Rutke421 00:32, 25 April 2011 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0Emory has 5.7 miles of mapped trails, 1.4 for every square mile of land
1% of Emory’s land is conserved, about 29 acres.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Emory?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Emory have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Emory is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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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29 conserved acres
1% of Emory’s land. Who manages Emory’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 29 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
2 places to go in Emory
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Emory: April, 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
November is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Emory →
Emory and its neighbors
Emory has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emory | 1% | 1.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Meadowview | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Emory
How much of Emory is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Virginia town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Emory?
17,625 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Emory or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Emory have?
Ahead of 21% 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 Emory 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 →