Southern Heights
Southern Heights is a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are the University of Kentucky Arboretum and Central Baptist Hospital to the north, Nicholasville Road to the west, and Edgemoor Drive/Blueberry Road to the south.- Type: Neighborhood with 470 residents
- Description: human settlement in Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
- Also known as: “Southern Heights, Lexington”
Places of Interest
Highlights include William T. Young Library and Saint Joseph Hospital.
William T. Young Library
Library
Photo: Campaigner444, Public domain.
The William T. Young Library is located on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It is named for William T. Young, a prominent local businessman, horse breeder, philanthropist and alumnus of the university, who began fundraising efforts with a donation of $5 million.
Saint Joseph Hospital
Hospital
Saint Joseph Hospital is 468-bed medical center located two miles southwest of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1877, it is Lexington's oldest still existing hospitals. It is part of Catholic Health Initiatives.
Margaret I. King Library
Library
Photo: Mhuy222, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Margaret I. King Library consists of three contiguous buildings at the University of Kentucky. A southern and northern addition were added to the original building. Margaret I. King Library is situated 1½ miles north of Southern Heights.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include WGPL and Penmoken Park.
WGPL
Neighborhood
WGPL is a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its name is an acronym for the main streets in the neighborhood - Wabash Drive, Goodrich Avenue, Pensacola Drive and Lackawanna Drive.
Penmoken Park
Neighborhood
Penmoken Park is a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It is composed of a single street - Penmoken Park. It is bounded by Rosemont Garden to the north, Nicholasville Road to the east, and the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks to the west.
Cherokee Park
Neighborhood
Cherokee Park is a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Rosemont Garden on the south, Nicholasville Road to the east, Dantzler Drive, and the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks to the west.
Southern Heights
- Category: locality
- Location: Fayette, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.01352° or 38° 0′ 49″ northLongitude
-84.51242° or 84° 30′ 45″ westPopulation
470Open location code
86CQ2F7Q+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 3789868254OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q7569968
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In Other Languages
“Southern Heights” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Southern Heights”
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