Portland
Portland is a historic district, neighborhood and former independent town northwest of downtown Louisville, Kentucky. It is situated along a bend of the Ohio River just below the Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area, where the river curves to the north and then to the south, thus placing Portland at the northern tip of urban Louisville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Portland, Louisville”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shawnee Park and Town Clock Church.
Shawnee Park
Park
Photo: W.marsh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shawnee Park is a municipal park in Louisville, Kentucky. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed 18 of the city's 123 public parks. Along with the rest of the city's Olmsted-designed park system, Shawnee Park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Town Clock Church
Church
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
The Town Clock Church, now the Second Baptist Church of New Albany, Indiana, United States, is a historic church located at 300 East Main Street, within the New Albany Downtown Historic District.
The Academy @ Shawnee
School
Photo: Braindrain0000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Academy @ Shawnee, is a magnet middle school and high school in the Jefferson County Public School District in Louisville, Kentucky. It is one of five West Louisville schools selected as part of the Signature Partnership initiative with the University of Louisville.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shawnee and New Albany Downtown Historic District.
Shawnee
Hamlet
Photo: W.marsh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shawnee is a neighborhood in western Louisville, Kentucky. Its boundaries are the Ohio River on the West, Bank Street and the Portland neighborhood on the North, I-264 on the East, and West Broadway on the South.
New Albany Downtown Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
The New Albany Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at New Albany, Indiana. The general area is W. First Street to the west, Spring St. to the north, E.
New Albany
Photo: Mikehallna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Albany is a city in Southern Indiana. It is the county seat of Floyd County with a population of 37,000. Although just across the Ohio River from Louisville, KY, it has a laid back, small-town feeling.
Portland
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Jefferson, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.26924° or 38° 16′ 9″ northLongitude
-85.8108° or 85° 48′ 39″ westElevation
443 feet (135 metres)Open location code
86CP759Q+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 153674137OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
Discover Portland from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Portland” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Portland”
- French: “Portland”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include E. Leland Taylor Park and Portland Cemetery.
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