Central Highlands
Central Highlands is a hamlet in Jefferson, Alabama. Central Highlands is situated nearby to the hamlet Lakewood, as well as near Ruffner.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport and Southern Museum of Flight.
Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport
Aerodrome
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Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, formerly Birmingham Municipal Airport and later Birmingham International Airport, is a civil-military airport serving Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport is situated 2½ miles west of Central Highlands.
Southern Museum of Flight
Museum
The Southern Museum of Flight is a civilian aviation museum Birmingham, Alabama. The facility features nearly 100 aircraft, as well as engines, models, artifacts, photographs, and paintings.
Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve
Nature reserve
Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve is a 1,038 acres nature preserve located in the eastern portion of Jefferson County, Alabama, in the City of Birmingham's historic South East Lake neighborhood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irondale and Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base.
Irondale
Town
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Irondale is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is a suburb of Birmingham, northeast of Homewood and Mountain Brook. At the 2020 census, the population was 13,497.
Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base
Locality
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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 northwest of Central Highlands.
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.". Tarrant is situated 4 miles northwest of Central Highlands.
Central Highlands
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.55427° or 33° 33′ 15″ northLongitude
-86.7161° or 86° 42′ 58″ westElevation
791 feet (241 metres)Open location code
865MH73M+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 153573389OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4054523
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