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Welcome to Lexington, Kentucky.
Lexington is located in Fayette County and it is the county seat. The city is located in east-central Kentucky, about 80 miles east of Louisville.
The mean average temperature in Lexington is 54.9 degrees and the annual precipitation is 45.68 inches. The city and the Bluegrass region enjoy four distinct seasons that include cool plateau breezes and moderate nights in the summer.
Lexington is one of the oldest cities west of the Allegheny Mountains. It is said that the name was given to the settlement by pioneers who had just received news of the Battle of Lexington. The Kentucky legislature held its first sessions in Lexington in 1792, the year that Kentucky separated from Virginia.
The area is noted for tobacco farming and thoroughbred racing horses. General Electric Company, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, U.S.A. and United Parcel Service also are present, among others, in Lexington. Many attractions are equestrian-oriented.
Photo of downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Taken by submitter.
Lexington (pop: 263,618) is Kentucky's second largest city and metropolitan area. Home of the University of Kentucky, Lexington is a charming southern city, a beautiful downtown filled with Victorian architecture, and fantastic neighborhoods. Lexington is a very underrated city.
The outstanding center in the United States for the raising of thoroughbred horses, it is also an important market for tobacco, livestock, and bluegrass seed as well as a railroad shipping point for E Kentucky's oil, coal, farm produce, and quarry products. Lexington has railroad shops and plants making fixtures, metal products, processed foods, machinery, and transportation and electronic equipment. The Univ. of Kentucky and Transylvania Univ. are there, as is Keeneland Racetrack.
Lexington, Kentucky is the "Horse Capital of the World," located in the heart of the Bluegrass. It is the second largest city in Kentucky and has the second largest metropolitan area (after Louisville). Lexington is home to the Kentucky Horse Park, Keeneland race course, a JIF peanut butter plant which produces more peanut butter than any other factory in the world, Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky. UK's basketball program is immensely popular in the city; for example, the area code (859) spells out UKY. The University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball team has won more games than any other team in college basketball.
Information is constantly changing and we are therefore unable to ensure that the data is always correct. If you have a business that is not listed or the data is incorrect, please contact us and we will correct the information as soon as we can.
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Local daily news in Lexington:
Obama launches TV ad touting coal
"Barack Obama is telling Kentucky voters he 'understands' coal, but fails to mention that he has proposed taxing coal, voted against coal-to-liquid legislation and that his own energy policy would restrict the growth of Kentucky's coal industry" Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama launched a new TV ad in Lexington and Bowling Green this weekend that features an Illinois miner praising the candidate for his work on coal issues. via Lexington Herald-Leader
Pair Arrested In Home Invasion Robbery
Police in Lexington have arrested two men who robbed a disabled woman in a home invasion earlier this week. via WLEX-TV Lexington
Dairy Queen tries out Sweet Deals in Kentucky
"It's going to run at least through the end of the year. If it does well, we feel like it will become part of our core menu" A mix-and-match value menu that includes desserts is being tried out as DQ Grill & Chill and Dairy Queen's answer to rising gasoline and food prices. via Chain Leader
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Hotels in Lexington
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Extendedstay Patchen Village
2750 GRIBBIN DRIVE - Lexington, KY, US 40517
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Extendedstay Tates Creek
3575 TATES CREEK ROAD - Lexington, KY, US 40517
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Hyatt Regency Lexington
401 WEST HIGH STREET - Lexington, KY, US 40507
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Marriott Lex-griffin Gate Resrt
1800 Newton Pike Lexington Ky 40511
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Ramada Htl Inn And Conf Center
2143 NORTH BROADWAY - Lexington, KY, US 40505
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Hampton Inn Lexington I75
2251 ELKHORN RD - Lexington, KY, US 40505
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Qulaity Inn Northwest
750 Newtown Ct Lexington Ky 40511 1279
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Fairfield Lexington
3050 Lakecrest Circle Lexington Ky 40513
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Hilton Suites Lexington Green
245 LEXINGTON GREEN CIRCLE - Lexington, KY, US 40503
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La Quinta Inn Lexington
1919 STANTON WAY - Lexington, KY, US 40511
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Residence Inn Lexington
1080 Newton Pike Lexington Ky 45011
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Radisson Plaza Hotel Lexington
369 West Vine St Lexington Ky 40507
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Shoney's Inn
2753 RICHMOND RD. - Lexington, KY, US 40509
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Courtyard Lexington North
775 NEWTOWN COURT - Lexington, KY, United States
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Sheraton Suites Lexington
2601 RICHMOND ROAD - Lexington, KY, US 40509
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Days Inn Lexington South
5575 Athens-Boonesboro Road, Lexington, KY 40509 US
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Extendedstay Nicholasville Rd
2650 WILHITE DRIVE - Lexington, KY, US 40503
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Days Inn Lexington
1987 N. Broadway, Lexington, KY 40505 US
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Comfort Inn Lexington
2381 BUENA VISTA DR - Lexington, KY, US 40505
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Gratz Park Inn
120 West Second Street Lexington Ky 40507
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