Cherokee Forest
Cherokee Forest is a hamlet in Jefferson, Alabama. Cherokee Forest is situated nearby to the hamlet Watkins Glen, as well as near Rocky Bridge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Birmingham Zoo and Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Birmingham Zoo
Zoo
The Birmingham Zoo is a zoological park that opened in 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The Birmingham Zoo is an independent, not for profit, 501 organization, and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, participating in AZA Species Survival Plans.
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Park
Lane Park
Park
Lane Park is a large park located in Birmingham, Alabama. The park is home to the Birmingham Zoo and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The park is located between Mountain Brook and Homewood on the southern slope of Red Mountain and is adjacent to U.S. Highway 280. Lane Park is situated 1½ miles northwest of Cherokee Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vestavia Hills and Mountain Brook.
Vestavia Hills
Town
Vestavia Hills, colloquially known simply as Vestavia, is a city in Jefferson and Shelby Counties, Alabama, United States. The population was 39,102 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 38,306 in 2025, making it is the third-largest city in Jefferson County, after Birmingham and Hoover, and making it is the fourteenth-largest city in Alabama. Vestavia Hills is situated 2 miles southwest of Cherokee Forest.
Mountain Brook
Town
Mountain Brook is a city located in southeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, and a suburb of Birmingham. Its population at the 2020 census was 22,461. Mountain Brook is situated 2½ miles north of Cherokee Forest.
Homewood
Cherokee Forest
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.46872° or 33° 28′ 7″ north
Longitude
-86.7661° or 86° 45′ 58″ west
Elevation
823 feet (251 metres)
Open location code
865MF69M+FH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
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