Colony
Colony is a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Parkers Mill Road to the south and east, Versailles Road to the north, and New Circle Road to the west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood with 306 residents
- Description: human settlement in Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
- Also known as: “Colony, Lexington” and “The Colony”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aviation Museum of Kentucky and McConnell Springs Park.
Aviation Museum of Kentucky
Museum
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aviation Museum of Kentucky is an aviation museum located at the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky. Incorporated in 1989, and opened to the public in April, 1995. Aviation Museum of Kentucky is situated 2 miles west of Colony.
McConnell Springs Park
Park
Photo: Jackland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
McConnell Springs is a twenty-six acre natural park located at the historic springs where the city of Lexington, Kentucky was named. The park is a non-profit organization in partnership with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Parks and Recreation. McConnell Springs Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Colony.
Saint Joseph Hospital
Hospital
Saint Joseph Hospital is 468-bed medical center located two miles southwest of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1877, it is Lexington's oldest still existing hospitals. It is part of Catholic Health Initiatives. Saint Joseph Hospital is situated 2 miles east of Colony.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calumet and Beaumont Park.
Calumet
Neighborhood
Calumet is a neighborhood in northern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Viley Road to the west, Versailles Road to the south, New Circle Road to the north, and Wolf Run Creek to the east.
Beaumont Park
Neighborhood
Beaumont Park is a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Parkers Mill Road to the west, Lane Allen Road to the north, Lansill Dr to the east, and New Circle Road to the south.
Cardinal Valley
Neighborhood
Cardinal Valley is a neighborhood in northwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Versailles Road to the south, Norfolk Southern railroad tracks to the north, Forbes Road to the east, and Cambridge Drive/Oxford Circle to the west.
Colony
- Category: locality
- Location: Fayette, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.04341° or 38° 2′ 36″ northLongitude
-84.56189° or 84° 33′ 43″ westPopulation
306Elevation
955 feet (291 metres)Open location code
86CQ2CVQ+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 154037861OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4288350Wikidata ID
Q5148479
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In Other Languages
“Colony” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Colony”
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