Horseshoe Bend
Horseshoe Bend is a stream bend in Colbert, Alabama. Horseshoe Bend is situated nearby to the hamlet Barton, as well as near Woodland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Colbert Combustion Turbine Plant.
Colbert Combustion Turbine Plant
Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Colbert Combustion Turbine Plant is a combustion turbine natural gas-fired power plant operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority near Tuscumbia, Alabama.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Smithsonia and Cherokee.
Smithsonia
Hamlet
Smithsonia, also known as Cave Springs, is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, in the U.S. state of Alabama. Smithsonia is situated 3½ miles north of Horseshoe Bend.
Cherokee
Village
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Cherokee is a town in west Colbert County, Alabama, United States. Located near the Tennessee River, it is part of the Florence–Muscle Shoals metropolitan area, known as "The Shoals". As of the 2020 census, Cherokee had a population of 970. Cherokee is situated 6 miles west of Horseshoe Bend.
Horseshoe Bend
- Type: Stream bend
- Also known as: “Horse Shoe Bend”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Colbert, Alabama, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.74565° or 34° 44′ 44″ northLongitude
-87.86587° or 87° 51′ 57″ westElevation
449 feet (137 metres)Open location code
866JP4WM+7MGeoNames ID
4068205
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