Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge is a 25-acre pond known as Thomas Spring which is essential to the survival of the endangered watercress darter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure and Southern Railway Terminal Station.
Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure
Water park
Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure is a water park and amusement park in Bessemer, Alabama. It is owned by Koch Family Parks, which consists of members of the family who formerly had minority ownership in Holiday World & Splashin' Safari. Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure is situated 1½ miles west of Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge.
Southern Railway Terminal Station
Museum
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
The Bessemer Hall of History is a museum located in, and devoted to the history of, the city of Bessemer, Alabama. The museum is housed in the former Alabama Great Southern Railroad depot in downtown Bessemer. Southern Railway Terminal Station is situated 2 miles northeast of Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bessemer and McCalla.
Bessemer
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
Bessemer is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States and a southwestern suburb of Birmingham. The population was 26,019 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 25,079 in 2024.
McCalla
Town
Photo: DwayneP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
McCalla is a census-designated place in Jefferson and Tuscaloosa counties, Alabama, United States, southwest of Bessemer and the geographic terminus of the Appalachian Mountains. McCalla is situated 3½ miles southwest of Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge.
Brighton
Village
Brighton is a city near Birmingham, Alabama, United States and located just east of Hueytown. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,337. It is part of the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2010 had a population of about 1,128,047, approximately one-quarter of Alabama's population. Brighton is situated 4 miles north of Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge.
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge
- Type: Park
- Description: national Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Alabama
- Categories: National Wildlife Refuge and recreation area
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.38067° or 33° 22′ 50″ northLongitude
-86.97277° or 86° 58′ 22″ westElevation
505 feet (154 metres)Open location code
865M92JG+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 358969635OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
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- Cebuano: “Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge”
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