Wharton Lookout Tower
Wharton Lookout Tower is a tower in Jefferson, Alabama. Wharton Lookout Tower is situated nearby to the nature reserve Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve, as well as near the town Irondale.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve and Southern Museum of Flight.
Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve
Nature reserve
Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve is a 1,038 acres nature preserve located in the eastern portion of Jefferson County, Alabama, in the City of Birmingham's historic South East Lake neighborhood.
Southern Museum of Flight
Museum
The Southern Museum of Flight is a civilian aviation museum Birmingham, Alabama. The facility features nearly 100 aircraft, as well as engines, models, artifacts, photographs, and paintings. Southern Museum of Flight is situated 2 miles west of Wharton Lookout Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irondale and Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base.
Irondale
Town
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Irondale is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is a suburb of Birmingham, northeast of Homewood and Mountain Brook. At the 2020 census, the population was 13,497. Irondale is situated 1½ miles south of Wharton Lookout Tower.
Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base
Locality
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Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base is a United States Air Force installation located at a Birmingham, Alabama in the United States. It hosts the 117th Air Refueling Wing, part of the Air National Guard, which operates the KC-135R Stratotanker. Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base is situated 3 miles west of Wharton Lookout Tower.
Tarrant
Town
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Tarrant is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, bordering Birmingham's north side. At the 2020 census, the population was 6,124. It is home to the ABC Coke plant owned by the Drummond Company, "the largest single producer of foundry coke in the U.S.". Tarrant is situated 4½ miles west of Wharton Lookout Tower.
Wharton Lookout Tower
- Type: Tower
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.56066° or 33° 33′ 38″ northLongitude
-86.7036° or 86° 42′ 13″ westElevation
1,184 feet (361 metres)Open location code
865MH76W+7HGeoNames ID
4097282
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