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Explore Highlands
Highlands in Jefferson County (Kentucky) is located in United States about 471 mi (or 757 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Highlands is now 06:37 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Kentucky / Louisville with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Highlands, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Louisville International Standiford Field in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), South. 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 73 mi (or 117 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 La Grange. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F
Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Evening Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 54% |
Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
23°C (73 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
25°C (78 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
25°C (78 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Four Points by Sheraton Louisville Airport
Crowne Plaza LOUISVILLE AIRPORT EXPO CTR
Candlewood Suites LOUISVILLE AIRPORT
Vu Guesthouse
Fairfield Inn & Suites Louisville Downtown
SpringHill Suites Louisville Downtown
SpringHill Suites Louisville Airport
Courtyard Louisville Airport
Hilton Garden Inn Louisville Airport
Residence Inn Louisville Downtown
Videos from this area
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Father & Son On Plan B Testing Trip
On our trip to Test Plan B created by Lookout Mobile Security my son and I had several little adventures like this one.
Updated and new to the market! 1955 Eastview Ave, Louisville. Your Journey Team, Niki Fuller Realtor
View more information about this property on Niki Fuller's site: http://www.nikifullerhomes.com/property/615-11174-1955-Eastview-Ave-Louisville-KY-40205/ A fantastic property awaits you...
hed (pe) Stay Ready April 2009
(hed) pe at Headliners Hall in Louisville, Kentucky playing "Stay Ready" from the cd New World Orphans.
Believers Volleyball Challenge
This is a shout out to all the young married couples and the old couple that think they are young at The Believers Church. Believers Volley Ball Challenge on the July 26, 2009.
Bellarmine University Knights Arriving Home After Winning the NCAA D2 Championship!
Bellarmine University Knights Arriving Home After Winning the NCAA D2 Championship!
Ice Skating in the Highlands | Cherokee Park Golf Course Pond | Highlands Home Place
It has been VERY cold here in Louisville, KY for the past 5 days. Temperatures have been in single digits and even below zero, which has helped create a nice ice skating spot in the Highlands...
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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.
Bellarmine University
Bellarmine University is an independent, private, Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. The liberal arts institution opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after the Cardinal Saint Robert Bellarmine. The name was changed by the Board of Trustees in 2000 to Bellarmine University.
Cherokee Park
Cherokee Park is a 409-acre municipal park located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States and is part of the Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy. It was designed in 1891 by Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture along with 18 of Louisville's 123 parks. Beargrass Creek runs through much of the park, and is crossed by numerous pedestrian and automobile bridges.
Hocking College
Hocking College, a technical college located in Nelsonville, Ohio, in the Appalachian region of the United States offers a wide selection of curriculum, with 56 associate degree programs, as well as several certification programs.
Ear X-tacy
ear X-tacy was a Louisville, Kentucky "alternative record store," owned and operated by John Timmons. The store announced its closing on October 31, 2011, after 26 years in business.
St. Xavier High School (Louisville)
St. Xavier High School is an all-male, Xaverian Brothers-sponsored school in Louisville, Kentucky. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville. St. Xavier, also known as St. X, was founded in 1864 by Br. Paul Van Gerwen, C.F.X. The school currently resides on Poplar Level Road and is known for its excellence in all academics and athletics. St. Xavier has received the Blue Ribbon of Excellence Award three times. St.
Deer Park, Louisville
Deer Park is a neighborhood four miles southeast of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Most of the neighborhood was developed from 1890 through the 1920s as a streetcar suburb, with all but six of its 24 subdivisions being developed by 1917, and the last laid out by 1935, although some development west of Norris Place continued after World War II. Deer Park's boundaries are Bardstown Road, Newburg Road, Eastern Parkway and Douglass Boulevard.
Tyler Park, Louisville
Tyler Park is a neighborhood three miles (5 km) southeast of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It is considered a part of a larger area of Louisville called The Highlands. Near the middle of the neighborhood is a city park of the same name, and many houses in the neighborhood feature park views. The neighborhood boundaries are St Louis Cemetery to the north, Bardstown Road to the east, Eastern Parkway to the south and Beargrass Creek to the west.
Original Highlands, Louisville
The Original Highlands is a historic neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The neighborhood was built on land surveyed in 1774 and granted to Colonial William Preston, surveyor of Fincastle County, Virginia. He died in 1781, and eventually his son, Major William Preston, and wife moved onto the land in 1814 and established a plantation called the "Briar Patch".
The Highlands (Louisville)
The Highlands is an area of Louisville, Kentucky which contains a high density of nightclubs, eclectic businesses, and many upscale and fast food restaurants. It is centered along a three-mile stretch of Bardstown Road and Baxter Avenue and is so named because it sits atop a ridge between the middle and south forks of Beargrass Creek.
Schuster Building
The Schuster Building is a mixed-use structure at the intersection of Bardstown Road and Eastern Parkway in the Highlands area of Louisville, Kentucky. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as a “significant example” of Colonial Revival architecture as applied to commercial buildings, the Schuster building is one of Louisville’s most prominent examples of that style.
Mid-City Mall
Mid City Mall is a shopping mall in Louisville, Kentucky's Highlands area. While called a mall, and containing an enclosed shopping area, it has features atypical of suburban American malls, such as a comedy club, bar, grocery store and public library.
Highland Middle School (Louisville, Kentucky)
Highland Middle School is a free public middle school, with grades 6-8, in the Highlands section of Louisville, Kentucky, for which it is named. It is in the Deer Park neighborhood and adjacent to Bellarmine University. Highland is part of Jefferson County Public Schools, the largest school district in Kentucky.