City of West Buechel

City of West Buechel is a locality in Jefferson, Kentucky. City of West Buechel is situated nearby to the village Watterson Park, as well as near the hamlet Petersburg.

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. Butterfly gardening is situated 2 miles west of City of West Buechel.

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. Louisville Zoo is situated 2 miles west of City of West Buechel.

Bowman Field

Aerodrome

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Bowman Field is a public airport five miles southeast of downtown Louisville, in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The airport covers 426 acres and has two runways. Bowman Field is situated 2½ miles north of City of West Buechel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Matthews and Newburg.

Saint Matthews

Photo: Angry Aspie, CC BY 3.0.

St. Matthews is a city in the Kentucky Derby Region, part of metro Louisville with an approximate population of 15,000.

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 2½ miles south of City of West Buechel.

Kingsley

Village

Kingsley is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 381 as of the 2010 census, down from 428 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Louisville.

City of West Buechel

Type: Locality with 1,230 residents
Location: Jefferson, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.1954° or 38° 11′ 44″ north

Longitude

-85.6674° or 85° 40′ 3″ west

Population

1,230

Elevation

472 feet (144 metres)

Open location code

86CP58WM+52

GeoNames ID

7170982

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