Lane 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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Birmingham Zoo and Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

Birmingham Zoo

Zoo

Photo: Veharris, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Photo: AuburnPilot, Public domain.

The Birmingham Botanical Gardens is 67.5-acre of botanical gardens located adjacent to Lane Park at the southern foot of Red Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.

Union Baptist Church (Homewood, Alabama)

Church

Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mountain Brook and Homewood.

Mountain Brook

Town

Photo: Robert Donovan, CC BY 2.0.

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 1½ miles northeast of Lane Park.

Homewood

Photo: Sweetmoose6, Public domain.

Homewood is located in Metropolitan Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham famous as the home of Samford University.

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 2½ miles north of Lane Park.

Lane Park

Type: Park
Description: large park in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Categories: protected area and recreation area
Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.48816° or 33° 29′ 17″ north

Longitude

-86.78027° or 86° 46′ 49″ west

Elevation

699 feet (213 metres)

Open location code

865MF6Q9+7V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358917999

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4071755

Wikidata ID

Q6485433

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In Other Languages

“Lane Park” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lane Park”

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