Speigle Heights
Speigle Heights is a neighborhood just northwest of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It is sometimes referred to as Irishtown. Its boundaries are Manchester Street to the north, Pine Street to the east, High Street/Versailles Road to the south, and Forbes Road to the west.- Type: Neighborhood with 420 residents
- Description: human settlement in Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
- Also known as: “Speigle Heights, Lexington”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Rupp Arena and Mary Todd Lincoln House.
Rupp Arena
Stadium
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center is an arena located in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It is part of Central Bank Center, a convention and shopping facility owned by an arm of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.
Mary Todd Lincoln House
Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, was the girlhood home of Mary Todd, the future first lady and wife of the 16th President, Abraham Lincoln.Lexington Opera House
Theater building
The Lexington Opera House is a theatre located at 401 West Short Street in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Built in 1886, the Opera House replaced the former theatre, located on the corner of Main and Broadway, after fire destroyed it in January 1886.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodward Heights and South Hill.
Woodward Heights
Neighborhood
Woodward Heights is a neighborhood and historic district located immediately west of downtown Lexington, Kentucky. It is bounded by Maxwell Street and the Pleasant Green Hill neighborhood to the southwest, by the parking lot for Rupp Arena to the southeast, by the Lexington Convention Center property to the northeast, and by Herlihy, Cox, and High Streets to the north.
South Hill
Neighborhood
South Hill is a neighborhood and historic district located immediately south of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are South Limestone Street to the east, Pine Street to the south, South Broadway to the west, and High Street to the north.
Lexington
Lexington is the second largest city in Kentucky, located in the Bluegrass Region. Known as the Horse Capital of the World, Lexington has traditionally been dominated by the horse industry and is also heavily influenced by the University of Kentucky, the state's flagship university and the largest employer in the city.Speigle Heights
- Category: locality
- Location: Fayette, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.05192° or 38° 3′ 7″ north
Longitude
-84.51423° or 84° 30′ 51″ west
Population
420
Open location code
86CQ3F2P+Q8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Speigle Heights” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Speigle Heights”
- French: “Speigle Heights”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Davis Bottom/Southend Park and Western Suburb.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Speigle Heights Park and Pyramid Park.
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