Fairdale, Louisville

#247 among attractions in Louisville

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Fairdale is a former census-designated place in southern Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 7,658 at the 2000 census. In 2003, the area was annexed to the city of Louisville due to a merger between the city and Jefferson County's unincorporated community. Fairdale is now a neighborhood within the city limits of Louisville. It is within the boundaries of the Fairdale Fire Protection District which serves Fairdale and surrounding areas including the large Jefferson Memorial Forest and historic South Park Country Club, the oldest country club in the state of Kentucky. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 38°6'18"N, 85°45'32"W

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West Louisville (Fairdale)Louisville United States

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Fairdale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Iroquois Park, Jefferson Mall, Little Loomhouse, Colonial Gardens.

4.1 miNW
Golf
Iroquois Park, Louisville
105 min walk • Iroquois Park is a 725-acre municipal park in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed Louisville's Cherokee Park and Shawnee Park, at what were then the edges of the city.
5.4 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Jefferson Mall, Louisville
137 min walk • Jefferson Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Louisville, Kentucky, the largest city in Kentucky. The mall is located near the intersection of Interstate 65 and Outer Loop in southern Louisville.
3.7 miN
Museum, Historical place
Little Loomhouse, Louisville
95 min walk • The Little Loomhouse is a place on the National Register of Historic Places in the Kenwood Hill neighborhood on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky.
4 miN
Zoo
Colonial Gardens, Louisville
103 min walk • Colonial Gardens is a former entertainment complex located in the Kenwood Hill neighborhood across New Cut Road from Iroquois Park in Louisville, Kentucky. In its early existence, it was a part of Senning's Park, the site of the first zoo in Louisville.
6.2 miNE
Area
Poplar Hills, Louisville
157 min walk • Poplar Hills is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. A part of the Louisville Metro government, it is Kentucky's only city with a majority African-American population. The population was 362 at the 2010 census.
4.6 miE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Cooper Memorial Church, Louisville
118 min walk • Cooper Memorial Church is a historic church at 9900 Cooper Church Drive in Okolona, Kentucky, United States. It was built in 1896 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
5.2 miN
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
South Louisville Reformed Church, Louisville
133 min walk • South Louisville Reformed Church is a historic church at 1060 Lynnhurst Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky. It was built in 1908 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is a frame Gothic Revival style church.
6.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Pleasure Ridge Park, Louisville
155 min walk • Pleasure Ridge Park is a former census-designated place in southwest Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 26,212 at the 2010 census.
4.7 miNE
Neighbourhood
Okolona, Louisville
121 min walk • Okolona is a former census-designated place in southern Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is centered on the intersection of Preston Highway and the Outer Loop. The population was 17,807 at the 2000 census.
4.6 miN
Neighbourhood
Iroquois, Louisville
118 min walk • Iroquois is a neighborhood on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It is split into two parts by Beechmont. The neighborhood is roughly bounded by Hazelwood Avenue, Beechmont, Third Street, Kenwood Drive, and Iroquois Park.
5.3 miN
Neighbourhood
Beechmont, Louisville
135 min walk • Beechmont is a neighborhood in the south end of Louisville, Kentucky. Its modern boundaries are I-264 to the north, Taylor Boulevard to the west, Southern Parkway and Southland Boulevard to the south, and Third Street, Allmond and Louisville Avenues to the east.

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How to get to Fairdale by public transport?

The nearest stations to Fairdale:

Bus

Sinclair / Glengarry Center • Lines: 4North Glengarry, 4South Glengarry (32 min walk)