Crescent Hill

Crescent Hill is a neighborhood four miles east of downtown USA. This area was originally called "Beargrass" because it sits on a ridge between two forks of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 495 feet
  • Description: human settlement in Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Crescent Hill, Louisville”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Louisville Free Public Library, Crescent Hill Branch.

University
The is a Baptist theological institute in . The seminary was founded in 1859 in , where it was at first housed on the campus of Furman University.

Library
Photo: Zepfanman.com, CC BY 2.0.
The Crescent Hill Branch Library, constructed in 1908 in , was one of the first of nine Carnegie-endowed libraries built in Louisville, and is a branch of the Louisville Free Public Library.

Cemetery
Photo: Carptrash, Public domain.
is a 296-acre Victorian era National Cemetery and arboretum located at . Its main entrance is on Baxter Avenue and there is a secondary one on Grinstead Drive.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jeffersonville and Saint Matthews.

Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
, often called "Jeff" by locals, is the county seat of Clark County in , on the opposite side of the Ohio River from , and connected to Louisville by the Kennedy, Lincoln, and Lewis and Clark Bridges.

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

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, the largest city in , is known for the Kentucky Derby horserace and as the "gateway to the south" from southern Indiana. It's a lively mid-sized city with an excellent dining scene, ample opportunities for bourbon tasting, and interesting public art.

Crescent Hill

Latitude
38.2559° or 38° 15′ 21″ north
Longitude
-85.7011° or 85° 42′ 4″ west
Elevation
495 feet (151 metres)
Open location code
86CP774X+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358586228
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q5184374
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Crescent Hill” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Crescent Hill”

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