Watkins Brook

Watkins Brook is a stream in Jefferson, Alabama. Watkins Brook is situated nearby to the hamlet Cherokee Forest, as well as near Mountain Brook Village.

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.

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 Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills.

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 2 miles north of Watkins Brook.

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, Alabama, United States. The population was 39,102 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 38,306 in 2025, making it is the third-largest city in Jefferson County, after Birmingham and Hoover, and making it is the fourteenth-largest city in Alabama. Vestavia Hills is situated 2½ miles southwest of Watkins Brook.

Homewood

Photo: Sweetmoose6, Public domain.

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

Watkins Brook

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.47594° or 33° 28′ 33″ north

Longitude

-86.7636° or 86° 45′ 49″ west

Elevation

643 feet (196 metres)

Open location code

865MF6GP+9H

GeoNames ID

4096522

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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