West Lake Highlands

West Lake Highlands is a neighborhood in , . West Lake Highlands is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Canaan Baptist Church and Southern Railway Terminal Station.

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.

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.

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 2 miles southwest of West Lake Highlands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bessemer and Brighton.

Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
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.

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 3 miles northeast of West Lake Highlands.

Village
is a city in south central . It is part of the Birmingham, Alabama, metropolitan area. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,086. It does not have its own U.S. Post Office or ZIP code, instead sharing the ZIP code. is situated 3½ miles northeast of West Lake Highlands.

West Lake Highlands

Latitude
33.39678° or 33° 23′ 48″ north
Longitude
-86.97138° or 86° 58′ 17″ west
Elevation
502 feet (153 metres)
Open location code
865M92WH+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153711709
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
4097077
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