Lexington

Lexington is the second largest city in , located in the . Known as the Horse Capital of the World, Lexington has traditionally been dominated by the horse industry and is also heavily influenced by the University of Kentucky, the state's flagship university and the largest employer in the city.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Henry Clay High School and Tates Creek High School.

School
is an American public high school in . Opened on Main Street in 1928, it was named in honor of the Kentuckian and United States statesman, Henry Clay.

School building
is a public school in . The school is one of six high schools in the Fayette County Public Schools district.

Stadium
, also known as Commonwealth Stadium, is a stadium in , United States, located on the campus of the University of Kentucky that primarily serves as the home field for the Kentucky Wildcats football team. is situated 3 miles northwest of Lexington.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gainesway and Lansdowne.

Hamlet
is a neighborhood in southeastern , United States. Its boundaries are New Circle Road to the north, Tates Creek Road to the west, Armstrong Mill Road to the south, and a combination of Pimlico Parkway and Bold Bidder Drive to the east.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in southeast , United States. Its boundaries are Tates Creek Road to the east, New Circle Road to the south, and its western border is a combination of Belvoir Dr / Malabu Dr, Larkin Rd, Heather Way, and Melbourne Way.

Lexington

Latitude
37.9887° or 37° 59′ 19″ north
Longitude
-84.4777° or 84° 28′ 40″ west
Population
320,000
Elevation
968 feet (295 metres)
IATA airport code
LEX
United Nations Location Code
US LEX
Open location code
869QXGQC+FW
Geo­Names ID
4297983
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Lexington” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ليكسينغتون
  • Azerbaijani: Leksinqton
  • Bulgarian: Лексингтън
  • Chinese: 列克星敦
  • Dutch: Lexington
  • Esperanto: Leksingtono
  • Finnish: Lexington
  • French: Lexington
  • Georgian: ლექსინგტონი
  • German: Lexington
  • Hebrew: לקסינגטון
  • Ido: Lexington
  • Japanese: レキシントン
  • Kazakh: Лексингтон
  • Korean: 렉싱턴
  • Latin: Lexintonia
  • Latvian: Leksingtona
  • Lithuanian: Leksingtonas
  • Malayalam: ലെക്സിങ്ടൺ
  • Marathi: लेक्सिंग्टन
  • Persian: لکسینگتون، کنتاکی
  • Polish: Lexington
  • Russian: Лексингтон
  • Serbian: Лексингтон
  • Spanish: Lexington
  • Swedish: Lexington
  • Tagalog: Lexington-Fayette
  • Ukrainian: Лексингтон
  • Urdu: لیکسنگٹن، کینٹکی

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Notable Places Nearby

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