Fountain Heights
Fountain Heights is a hamlet in Jefferson, Alabama. Fountain Heights is situated nearby to the hamlet Magnolia Heights, as well as near East Thomas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Sardis Baptist Church and Birmingham Museum of Art.
Old Sardis Baptist Church
Church
Photo: Quentin Melson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sardis Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, also known as Old Sardis Baptist Church was built around 1910. The church as the location where the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights was created at a mass meeting of over 1,000 people on June 5, 1956.
Birmingham Museum of Art
Museum
The Birmingham Museum of Art is a museum in Birmingham, Alabama. Its collection includes more than 24,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts representing various cultures, including Asian, European, American, African, Pre-Columbian, and Native American.
Protective Stadium
Stadium
Photo: AD3378, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Protective Stadium is an outdoor multi-purpose stadium located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It is owned and operated by the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birmingham and Elyton.
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.
Elyton
Hamlet
Elyton, Alabama, was the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama from 1821 to 1873. It was the county's second seat, after Carrollsville. In 1873 the courthouse was moved to Birmingham. Elyton is situated 2 miles southwest of Fountain Heights.
Avondale
Neighborhood
Avondale was a company town built around the Avondale Mills east of Birmingham, Alabama in Jefferson County. The town was incorporated on March 18, 1887. Avondale is situated 3 miles east of Fountain Heights.
Fountain Heights
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.52927° or 33° 31′ 45″ northLongitude
-86.82638° or 86° 49′ 35″ westElevation
577 feet (176 metres)Open location code
865MG5HF+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 153763429OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4062950
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