South Highlands

South Highlands is a hamlet in Jefferson, Alabama. South Highlands is situated nearby to the suburb East Lake, as well as near the hamlet Roebuck Springs.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport and Saint Barnabas Church (Birmingham, Alabama).

Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport

Aerodrome

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Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, formerly Birmingham Municipal Airport and later Birmingham International Airport, is a civil-military airport serving Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport is situated 2½ miles west of South Highlands.

Saint Barnabas Church (Birmingham, Alabama)

Church

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Irondale and Tarrant.

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 2 miles south of South Highlands.

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 3½ miles west of South Highlands.

Avondale

Neighborhood

Avondale was a company town built around the Avondale Mills east of Birmingham, Alabama in Jefferson County. The town was incorporated on March 18, 1887. Avondale is situated 5 miles southwest of South Highlands.

South Highlands

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.56983° or 33° 34′ 11″ north

Longitude

-86.71304° or 86° 42′ 47″ west

Elevation

781 feet (238 metres)

Open location code

865MH79P+WQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 153534776

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4828119

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