Colonial Square

Colonial Square is a grassland in Jefferson, Alabama. Colonial Square is situated near the fitness club Gold’s Gym, as well as near the reservoir Blue Lake.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The Summit.

The Summit

Commercial area

Photo: Hkeely, CC BY 4.0.

The Summit, which opened in October 1997, is a 1 million square foot upscale lifestyle center located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 280 and Interstate 459 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, between the suburbs of Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills. The Summit is situated 4,000 feet north of Colonial Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inverness and Meadowbrook.

Inverness

Hamlet

Photo: halytech, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Inverness is a former census-designated place and now neighborhood within Hoover, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It derives from a Scottish city of the same name. Inverness is situated 2½ miles southeast of Colonial Square.

Meadowbrook

Village

Meadowbrook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 9,688. It is part of the Birmingham metropolitan area. Meadowbrook is situated 3 miles southeast of Colonial Square.

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 3½ miles west of Colonial Square.

Colonial Square

Type: Grassland
Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.43726° or 33° 26′ 14″ north

Longitude

-86.73198° or 86° 43′ 55″ west

Open location code

865MC7P9+W6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 679149055

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gold’s Gym and Blue Lake.

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Places to explore: RxBenefits and Colonnade.

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