Jemison Park
Jemison Park is a park in Jefferson, Alabama. Jemison Park is situated nearby to Canterbury United Methodist Church, as well as near Birmingham Reservoir.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Birmingham Zoo and Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Birmingham Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Veharris, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Birmingham Zoo is a zoological park that opened in 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The Birmingham Zoo is an independent, not for profit, 501 organization, and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, participating in AZA Species Survival Plans. Birmingham Zoo is situated 1¼ miles west of Jemison Park.
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Park
Photo: AuburnPilot, Public domain.
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens is 67.5-acre of botanical gardens located adjacent to Lane Park at the southern foot of Red Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Birmingham Botanical Gardens is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Jemison Park.
Lane Park
Park
Lane Park is a large park located in Birmingham, Alabama. The park is home to the Birmingham Zoo and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The park is located between Mountain Brook and Homewood on the southern slope of Red Mountain and is adjacent to U.S. Highway 280.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills.
Mountain Brook
Town
Photo: Robert Donovan, CC BY 2.0.
Mountain Brook is a city located in southeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, and a suburb of Birmingham. Its population at the 2020 census was 22,461.
Vestavia Hills
Town
Photo: Stphelan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vestavia Hills, colloquially known simply as Vestavia, is a city in Jefferson and Shelby Counties, Alabama, United States. The population was 39,102 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 38,306 in 2025, making it is the third-largest city in Jefferson County, after Birmingham and Hoover, and making it is the fourteenth-largest city in Alabama. Vestavia Hills is situated 3 miles southwest of Jemison Park.
Homewood
Photo: Sweetmoose6, Public domain.
Homewood is located in Metropolitan Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham famous as the home of Samford University.
Jemison Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.4812° or 33° 28′ 52″ northLongitude
-86.75806° or 86° 45′ 29″ westOpen location code
865MF6JR+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 567550828OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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