Lexington: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: Kentucky
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 320,347
• Coordinates: 37.9887° N, 84.4777° W
• Time zone: America/New_York (UTC-05:00 standard, UTC-04:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 656 km (407 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Blue Grass Airport (LEX): 12 km (8 mi), straight line
• Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF): 112 km (70 mi), straight line
• Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG): 119 km (74 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Lexington-Fayette: 7.0 km (4.3 mi)
• Nicholasville: 15 km (9 mi)
• Versailles: 23 km (14 mi)
• Georgetown: 26 km (16 mi)
• Winchester: 26 km (16 mi)