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West Union West VirginiaPhoto: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5
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Outdoors in West Union

Few parks or trails are on the map in West Union

56% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi paths
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
Biking & sports

0.7 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way

6 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Doddridge County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1982
About it
Lathrop Russell Charter HouseBuilding · listed 1993
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W. Scott Stuart HouseBuilding · listed 1993
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Smith, Silas P., Opera, HouseBuilding · listed 2001
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West Union Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2003
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West Union Residential Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2010
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When to get out

The best walking months in West Union: April 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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)404454677582858478675545
Rain (in)3.83.44.24.14.85.25.13.93.83.43.23.9

November is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in West Union →

Questions about parks and trails in West Union

Where can I bike in West Union?

0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near West Union?

1,472 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Union or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from West Union neighbors.

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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 →