Samford University
Samford University is a private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama, United States. Homewood is an inner-suburb of Birmingham. Samford was founded by Baptists in 1841 as Howard College and located until 1887 in Marion, Alabama.- Type: School
- Description: private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama
- Also known as: “Howard College”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include A Hamilton Reid Chapel (Samford University) and Birmingham Zoo.
A Hamilton Reid Chapel (Samford University)
Church
Photo: Sweetmoose6, Public domain.
A Hamilton Reid Chapel (Samford University) is a church, which is situated 950 feet east of Samford University.
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 Zoo is situated 1½ miles northeast of Samford University.
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. Birmingham Botanical Gardens is situated 2 miles northeast of Samford University.
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.
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 3½ miles northeast of Samford University.
Samford University
- Categories: university, private not-for-profit educational institution, church college, and education
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.46511° or 33° 27′ 54″ northLongitude
-86.79332° or 86° 47′ 36″ westElevation
728 feet (222 metres)Open location code
865MF684+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 358916396OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=school
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Samford University” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جامعة سامفورد”
- Asturian: “Universidá de Samford”
- Catalan: “Universitat de Samford”
- Chinese: “山佛大學”
- Chinese: “桑福德大学”
- Chinese: “桑福德大學”
- Chinese: “沙姆福德大學”
- Chinese: “萨姆福特大学”
- Chinese: “薩姆福特大學”
- Finnish: “Samfordin yliopisto”
- French: “Université Samford”
- Greek: “Πανεπιστήμιο Σάμφορντ”
- Hebrew: “אוניברסיטת סמפורד”
- Irish: “Ollscoil Samford”
- Italian: “Samford University”
- Japanese: “サムフォード大学”
- Luxembourgish: “Samford Universitéit”
- Persian: “دانشگاه سمفورد”
- Russian: “Сэмфордский университет”
- Spanish: “Universidad de Samford”
- Spanish: “Universidad Samford”
- Swedish: “Samford University”
- Welsh: “Prifysgol Samford”
- “Samford”
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