Overton Park
Overton Park is a park in Jefferson, Alabama. Overton Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Mayfair, as well as near Windsor Highlands.Places of Interest
Highlights include Birmingham Zoo and Vulcan.
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.
Vulcan
The Vulcan statue is the largest cast iron statue in the world, and is the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama, United States, reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Homewood and Vestavia Hills.
Homewood
Photo: Sweetmoose6, Public domain.
Homewood is located in Metropolitan Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham famous as the home of Samford University.
Vestavia Hills
Town
Photo: Stphelan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vestavia Hills, colloquially known simply as Vestavia, is a city in Jefferson and Shelby counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a suburb of Birmingham and it is made up of Vestavia, Liberty Park, and Cahaba Heights. Vestavia Hills is situated 1½ miles south of Overton Park.
Mountain Brook
Town
Photo: Robert Donovan, CC BY 2.0.
Mountain Brook is a city 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 3 miles northeast of Overton Park.
Overton Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.47348° or 33° 28′ 25″ northLongitude
-86.79388° or 86° 47′ 38″ westElevation
699 feet (213 metres)Open location code
865MF6F4+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 1150478637OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4081851
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