Heaviest Corner on Earth
Heaviest Corner on Earth is a memorial in Jefferson, Alabama. Heaviest Corner on Earth is situated nearby to John Hand Building, as well as near City Federal Building.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include John Hand Building and Birmingham station.
John Hand Building
Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
John Hand Building is a mixed-use high rise building in Birmingham, Alabama, US, with a height of 287 feet. It was the tallest building in the city until surpassed by the City Federal Building in 1913.
Birmingham station
Railway station
Birmingham station is a train station in Birmingham, Alabama. It is a service stop for Amtrak's Crescent, which provides daily service between New York City, Atlanta, and New Orleans. Birmingham station is situated 920 feet southwest of Heaviest Corner on Earth.
McWane Science Center
Museum
Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The McWane Science Center is a science museum and research archive located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The state-of-the-art hands-on science center, aquarium, and 250-seat IMAX Dome Theater is housed in the historic and refurbished Loveman's department store building. McWane Science Center is situated 990 feet west of Heaviest Corner on Earth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birmingham and Avondale.
Birmingham
Photo: Patrick Cain, CC BY 3.0.
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama, and its cultural and economic nucleus. While it's best remembered as the site of protest, bombings, and other racial tumult during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, visitors to the Birmingham of today will find a pleasant green city of ridges, valleys, attractive views, and friendly, hospitable people.
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 1½ miles east of Heaviest Corner on Earth.
Elyton
Hamlet
Elyton, Alabama, was the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama from 1821 to 1873. It was the county's second seat, after Carrollsville. In 1873 the courthouse was moved to Birmingham. Elyton is situated 2 miles southwest of Heaviest Corner on Earth.
Heaviest Corner on Earth
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “1912 John Hand Building”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.51441° or 33° 30′ 52″ northLongitude
-86.80549° or 86° 48′ 20″ westOpen location code
865MG57V+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 14150086242OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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