West Lake Highlands
West Lake Highlands is a neighborhood in Jefferson, Alabama. West Lake Highlands is situated nearby to the neighborhood Circle Heights, as well as near Oakwood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Southern Railway Terminal Station and Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure.
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.
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 2 miles southwest of West Lake Highlands.
Sloss Mines
Mine
The Sloss Mines are a group of mines in southwestern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. They were established by the Sloss Iron and Steel Company and its successor, the Sloss-Sheffield Iron and Steel Company, at the southern end of Red Mountain. Sloss Mines is situated 2 miles east of West Lake Highlands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bessemer and Brighton.
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.
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 3 miles northeast of West Lake Highlands.
Lipscomb
Village
Lipscomb is a city in south central Jefferson County, Alabama. 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 Bessemer ZIP code. Lipscomb is situated 3½ miles northeast of West Lake Highlands.
West Lake Highlands
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.39678° or 33° 23′ 48″ northLongitude
-86.97138° or 86° 58′ 17″ westElevation
502 feet (153 metres)Open location code
865M92WH+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 153711709OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4097077
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