Boyles Gap

Boyles Gap is a gap in Jefferson, Alabama and has an elevation of 522 feet. Boyles Gap is situated nearby to the hamlet Graysons Addition, as well as near Lewisburg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bethel Baptist Church and Shady Grove Baptist Church.

Bethel Baptist Church

Church

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Bethel Baptist Church is a Baptist church in the Collegeville neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The church served as headquarters from 1956 to 1961 for the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, which was led by Fred Shuttlesworth and active in the Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement. Bethel Baptist Church is situated 2½ miles south of Boyles Gap.

Shady Grove Baptist Church

Church

Photo: Quentin Melson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shady Grove Baptist Church, also known as Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church, is a historic church at 3444 31st Way North, Collegeville, in Birmingham, Alabama. Shady Grove Baptist Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Boyles Gap.

Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base

Military installation

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Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base is a United States Air Force installation located at a Birmingham, Alabama in the United States. It hosts the 117th Air Refueling Wing, part of the Air National Guard, which operates the KC-135R Stratotanker. Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base is situated 2½ miles southeast of Boyles Gap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tarrant and Fultondale.

Tarrant

Town

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Tarrant is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, bordering Birmingham's north side. At the 2020 census, the population was 6,124. It is home to the ABC Coke plant owned by the Drummond Company, "the largest single producer of foundry coke in the U.S.".

Fultondale

Village

Fultondale is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States and a northern suburb of Birmingham. As of the 2020 census, Fultondale had a population of 9,876. Fultondale is situated 1½ miles northwest of Boyles Gap.

Birmingham

Photo: Patrick Cain, CC BY 3.0.

Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama, and its cultural and economic nucleus. While it's best remembered as the site of protest, bombings, and other racial tumult during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, visitors to the Birmingham of today will find a pleasant green city of ridges, valleys, attractive views, and friendly, hospitable people.

Boyles Gap

Type: Gap with an elevation of 522 feet
Category: landform
Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.5851° or 33° 35′ 6″ north

Longitude

-86.7911° or 86° 47′ 28″ west

Elevation

522 feet (159 metres)

Open location code

865MH6P5+2H

GeoNames ID

4051473

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Boyles Gap Lake and Boyles Gap Lake Dam.

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