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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure and Southern Railway Terminal Station.

Water park
Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure is a water park and amusement park in . It is owned by Koch Family Parks, which consists of members of the family who formerly had minority ownership in . is situated 1½ miles west of Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge.

Museum
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
The Bessemer Hall of History is a located in, and devoted to the history of, the city of . The museum is housed in the former Alabama Great Southern Railroad depot in downtown Bessemer. is situated 2 miles northeast of Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge.

Church
Photo: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Baptist church located in . It is affiliated with the National Baptist Convention, USA. Built in 1961, it had a congregation active in the Civil Rights Movement of the 20th century and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. is situated 1½ miles north of Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bessemer and McCalla.

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is a city in , Alabama, United States and a southwestern suburb of . The population was 26,019 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 25,079 in 2024.

Town
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is a census-designated place in and counties, , United States, southwest of and the geographic terminus of the . is situated 3½ miles southwest of Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge.

Village
is a city near , United States and located just east of . 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. is situated 4 miles north of Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge.

Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge

Latitude
33.38067° or 33° 22′ 50″ north
Longitude
-86.97277° or 86° 58′ 22″ west
Elevation
505 feet (154 metres)
Open location code
865M92JG+7V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358969635
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
4096486
Wiki­data ID
Q7973939
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In Other Languages

“Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge”

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Explore places such as Lakewood Estate and Glen Hills.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Faith Mission Holiness Church of God Number 3 and First United Pentecostal Church.

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