City of Watterson Park

City of Watterson Park is a locality in Jefferson, Kentucky. City of Watterson Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Whitner, as well as near the village Poplar Hills.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Butterfly gardening and Louisville Zoo.

Butterfly gardening

Nature reserve

Photo: Korall, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Butterfly gardening is a way to create, improve, and maintain habitat for lepidopterans including butterflies, skippers, and moths. Butterflies have four distinct life stages—egg, larva, chrysalis, and adult.

Louisville Zoo

Park

Photo: BlueShirtz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Louisville Zoological Gardens, commonly known as the Louisville Zoo, is a 134-acre zoo in Louisville, Kentucky, situated in the city's Poplar Level neighborhood.

Mega Cavern

The Mega Cavern is a former limestone mine in Louisville, Kentucky. It stretches under parts of the Watterson Expressway and the Louisville Zoo. Due to the mine's support structures, it is classified as a building and is the largest building in Kentucky.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newburg and Strathmoor Manor.

Newburg

Hamlet

Newburg is a former census-designated place in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 20,636 at the 2000 census. On January 6, 2003, the area was annexed to the city of Louisville due to a merger between the city and Jefferson County's unincorporated communities. Newburg is situated 2 miles southeast of City of Watterson Park.

Strathmoor Manor

Village

Strathmoor Manor is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Strathmoor Manor had a population of 351. The city is characterized by tree-lined streets and wide setbacks. Strathmoor Manor is situated 2 miles north of City of Watterson Park.

Kingsley

Village

Kingsley is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kingsley had a population of 397. It is a suburb of Louisville. Kingsley is situated 2½ miles north of City of Watterson Park.

City of Watterson Park

Type: Locality with 976 residents
Location: Jefferson, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.1858° or 38° 11′ 9″ north

Longitude

-85.6814° or 85° 40′ 53″ west

Population

976

Elevation

476 feet (145 metres)

Open location code

86CP58P9+8C

GeoNames ID

7170971

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