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Explore Highland Park
Highland Park in Jefferson County (Kentucky) is a city in United States about 473 mi (or 762 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Highland Park is now 12:49 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Kentucky / Louisville with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Highland Park, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Louisville International Standiford Field in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Mammoth Cave National Park in a distance of 69 mi (or 112 km), South. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Louisville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Shepherdsville and Corydon. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
Morning Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Evening Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
Night Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 47% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 21% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 18th of April 2024
17°C (63 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 19th of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Crowne Plaza LOUISVILLE AIRPORT EXPO CTR
Four Points by Sheraton Louisville Airport
Quality Inn & Suites University/Airport
Hilton Garden Inn Louisville Airport
Comfort Inn & Suites Airport and Expo
Hampton Inn Louisville-Arpt-Fair-Expo Ctr
SpringHill Suites Louisville Airport
La Quinta Inn and Suites Louisville Airport and Expo
Courtyard Louisville Airport
Home2 Suites by Hilton Louisville Airport Expo Center
Videos from this area
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2012 City Mini GT by Baby Jogger
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Bluegrass SPVB 18 Elite vs Circle City Game 3 Sunday March 9, 2014
Bluegrass Sports Performance 18 Elite vs Circle City Game 3 Sunday March 9, 2014 in Louisville KY.
Bluegrass Semi-final SPVB 18 Elite vs Circle City Game 2 20140309
Sports Performance 18 Elite vs Circle City Game 2 Semi-final Bluegrass 20140309.
UPS 757-200PF Arriving At Worldport
A UPS Boeing 757-200PF (Package Freighter) arrives at Worldport (KSDF) loaded with holiday packages.
UPS Airbus A300 Landing At Worldport
A UPS Airlines Airbus A300-600RF arrives at Louisville International Airport bringing thousands of holiday packages to Worldport. Shot with an iPhone 6 at 120FPS. Edited in iMovie.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kentucky Kingdom
Kentucky Kingdom (previously known as Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom) is a standing but not operating amusement park, located in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The park is located on 58 acres of land which includes a collection of 30 amusement rides and a water park previously named Splashwater Kingdom. In 2011, the operators of Indiana's Holiday World and Splashin' Safari amusement park proposed re-opening the park and renaming it Bluegrass Boardwalk; however, those plans were cancelled in June 2012.
Freedom Hall
Freedom Hall is a multipurpose arena in Louisville, Kentucky, on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center, which is owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It is best known for its use as a basketball arena, serving as the home of the University of Louisville Cardinals men's team from 1956 to 2010, the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association from 1970 until the ABA-NBA merger in June 1976, and the Louisville Cardinals women's team from its inception in 1975 to 2010.
Broadbent Arena
Broadbent Arena is a 6,600 seat multi-purpose arena in Louisville, Kentucky. It was home to the Louisville Icehawks and Louisville Riverfrogs ice hockey teams. The arena, along with Cardinal Stadium and Freedom Hall, is located on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. The arena is used for equestrian events, and other fairground type activities. \t\t \t\t\tBroadbentArena1. jpg \t\t\t Exterior 2008 \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tBroadbentArena2. jpg \t\t\t Interior 2008
Beechmont, Louisville
Beechmont is a neighborhood in the south end of Louisville, Kentucky. Its modern boundaries are I-264 to the north, Taylor Boulevard to the west, Southern Parkway and Southland Boulevard to the south, and Third Street, Allmond and Louisville Avenues to the east. Iroquois Park is located to its southwest.
Kentucky Exposition Center
The Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC), formerly Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center (KFEC), is a large multi-use facility in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It is overseen by the Kentucky State Fair Board, and is one of the ten largest facilities of its type in the U.S. , with over 1,200,000 square feet of indoor space.
Highland Park, Louisville
Highland Park was a city near and eventually neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky that was razed as a part of the expansion of Louisville International Airport. Its boundaries were roughly the CSX railroad tracks to the west, and what would become the Kentucky State Fair & Exposition Center and the airport on all other sides (initially these were farm land).
Roller Skater (roller coaster)
Roller Skater is a steel roller coaster at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a junior coaster that uses roller skate shaped cars. Like many of it's clones, it is a Vekoma Roller Skater type of coaster. These types of coasters are made mostly for younger kids and is a family roller coaster as well. These kinds of coasters can be found at other Six Flags parks and other parks as well.
T² (roller coaster)
T² (pronounced T-two) is a steel roller coaster manufactured by Vekoma at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville,Kentucky. It was the first Vekoma SLC (for Suspended Looping Coaster) in North America, opening less than a month prior to a slightly larger clone. The full name of the ride is T² – Terror to the Second Power. T² was originally painted red, which is why the station is painted red instead of black like the rest of the ride.
Thunder Run (Kentucky Kingdom)
Thunder Run is a wooden roller coaster at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky. This is a custom designed roller coaster that was originally intended to be used at LeSourdsville Lake (Americana Park). It has 70 degree banked turns. Much of the thrill of Thunder Run comes from the force and roughness of the ride. Kings Dominion and Carowinds have mirror image clones of this coaster installed called Hurler, and themed after the movie and Saturday Night Live sketch, Wayne's World.
Twisted Twins
Twisted Twins is a wooden roller coaster at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a double-tracked dueling roller coaster by Custom Coasters International whose two trains are nicknamed Lola and Stella. The ride was originally supposed to be named "Double Trouble: Lola and Stella", by Ed Hart.