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The district Red Hill Heights of McCalla in Jefferson County (Alabama) is a district in United States about 676 mi south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F
Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Evening Temperature | 28°C / 83 °F |
Night Temperature | 20°C / 69 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 47% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Monday, 20th of May 2024
29°C (84 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 21st of May 2024
30°C (86 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 22nd of May 2024
31°C (88 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
BW PLUS BESSEMER HTL AND STES
Holiday Inn Express & Suites BESSEMER
Fairfield Inn & Suites Birmingham Bessemer
Hampton Inn Bessemer
Comfort Inn Bessemer
AL Bessemer Country Inn and Suites by Radisson
Quality Inn Bessemer
VALUEPLACE BIRMINGH
Bessemer AL Days Inn
MOTEL 6 BIRMINGHAM - BESSEMER
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Brighton, Alabama
Brighton is a city near Birmingham, Alabama, United States and located just east of Hueytown. At the 2010 census the population was 2,945. It is one of four cities in Jefferson County named after cities in Great Britain. Many of its early settlers were of English descent and named the town after the English tourist and resort city of Brighton which is located on the English Channel.
Bessemer, Alabama
Bessemer is a city outside of Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States eight miles (13 km) west of Hoover. The population was 27,456 at the 2010 Census.
Concord, Alabama
Concord is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman Combined Statistical Area. At the 2010 census the population was 1,806. This area was damaged by an F5 tornado on April 8, 1998, and again by an EF4 tornado on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 that killed 6 people during the multi-state Southern U.S. April 2011 tornado outbreak- the same massive tornado that obliterated parts of Tuscaloosa.
Hueytown, Alabama
Hueytown is a city in western Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 16,105. It was the home of the legendary NASCAR Alabama Gang. It also made international headlines in 1992 with the unexplained "Hueytown Hum", a mysterious noise believed to be related to large ventilation fans for an underground coal mine in the area. The northern area of this city was damaged by an EF4 tornado on April 27, 2011.
Lipscomb, Alabama
Lipscomb is a city in western Jefferson County, Alabama. It is part of the Birmingham–Hoover Metropolitan Area. At the 2010 census the population was 2,210. It does not have its own U.S. Post Office or ZIP code, instead sharing the Bessemer ZIP code (35020).
North Johns, Alabama
North Johns is the second smallest incorporated town in Jefferson County, Alabama. It is located approximately 20 miles west of downtown Birmingham, United States and about eight miles southwest of Hueytown. It was a thriving mining town at the beginning of the 20th century when more than 2000 people lived in and around the community. It is named after a Welsh-born mining engineer, Llewllyn Johns, who opened coal mining operations throughout the area in the 1880s.
Rock Creek, Alabama
Rock Creek is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman Combined Statistical Area. At the 2010 census the population was 1,456. This area was damaged by an F5 tornado on April 8, 1998. An EF2 tornado struck northwest from here on January 23, 2012.
Lake View, Alabama
Lake View is a town in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,357. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Splash Adventure
Splash Adventure (previously known as Alabama Adventure and VisionLand) is a water park, located off Interstate 20/59 in Bessemer, just west of Birmingham and east of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is owned by General Attractions LLC.
Garywood Christian School
Garywood Christian School was a Christian private school located in Hueytown, Alabama, in the western suburbs of Birmingham. It is affiliated with Garywood Assembly of God, a large Pentecostal church that houses the school's facilities. The school has currently suspended operations as a result of the parent church's action toward moving to a new location. The school was founded in 1985 by Garywood's pastor, Rev. John A. Loper Jr.
Garywood Assembly of God
Garywood Assembly of God is a large church in Hueytown, Alabama; a western suburb of Birmingham. It is affiliated with the Assemblies of God.
Bessemer Airport
Bessemer Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Bessemer, a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a reliever airport for the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Although many U.S.
Bessemer Civic Center
The Bessemer Civic Center is a performing arts and convention center located in Bessemer, Alabama, a Birmingham suburb. The Civic Center's main hall features 13,000 square feet of main space. A mezzanine measuring 4,415 square feet overlooks the main hall and can be used for additional seating for events as well as dancing and banquets. The main hall features a 45-by-37-foot permanent stage.
McCalla, Alabama
McCalla is an unincorporated community in Jefferson and Tuscaloosa Counties, Alabama, United States, southwest of Bessemer and the geographic terminus of the Appalachian Mountainshttp://www. waymarking. com/waymarks/WM45KE. The community is named for Richard Calvin McCalla, a well known Civil Engineer. Richard C. McCalla served as chief engineer of several railroads throughout the South; including the Alabama and Chattanooga, the Tuscaloosa and Northern and the Knoxville and Ohio.
Flint Hill Christian School
Flint Hill Christian School is a private school located in Bessemer, Alabama. The school is a subsidiary and Christian ministry of Flint Hill Baptist Church. The school currently serves grade K2 through 12th grade. The head administrator is Mr. Jason Handley
WZGX
WZGX (1450 AM, "La 10 Q") is a radio station licensed to serve Bessemer, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Bar Broadcasting, Inc. It broadcasts a Regional Mexican music format to the greater Birmingham, Alabama, area. In addition to its music programming, WZGX airs news from CNN Radio. This station, WJHX, and WQCR comprise the "La 10 Q" radio network that covers central Alabama, north Alabama, and central Tennessee.
Iron & Steel Museum of Alabama
The Iron & Steel Museum of Alabama also known as the Tannehill Museum is an industrial museum located at Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park in McCalla, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Opened in 1981, it covers 13,000 square feet . The museum is an interpretive center on 19th century iron making technology and features belt driven machines, tools and products of the times. It focuses on the Roupes Valley Ironworks at Tannehill which operated nearby during the Civil War.
Rampage (roller coaster)
Rampage was a wooden roller coaster located at Alabama Adventure in Bessemer, Alabama. It operated from May 23, 1998 to 2011.
Zoomerang (Alabama Adventure)
Zoomerang is a Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster that used to operate at Alabama Adventure in Bessemer, Alabama from 2005 to 2011. It also operated at Wonderland Sydney after being relocated from World Expo Park. The ride is currently SBNO and been put up for sale.
McAdory High School
McAdory High School is a public high school in McCalla, Alabama, USA. It is operated by the Jefferson County Board of Education. The school is named for the McAdory family that owned the land on which the school was built.
Hopewell, Jefferson County, Alabama
Hopewell is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. Today it lies mostly within the corporate limits of the City of Bessemer, Alabama. The historic Sadler Cemetery lies nearby which contain the graves of many pioneer settlers of western Jefferson County. Hopewell lies at an elevation of 528 feet (161 m).
Dolomite, Alabama
Dolomite is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. Today much of the community's residential neighborhoods lie within the corporate limits of The City of Birmingham and much of its business district lie within the corporate limits of The City of Hueytown. The most notable landmark is The Bethlehem United Methodist Church which was established in 1818, before Alabama was admitted to the Union.
Pyne Mine
The Pyne Mine was a vertical shaft iron ore mine operated by the Woodward Iron Company and located near the Lacey's Chapel community outside Bessemer, Alabama in Shades Valley. It was, along with Woodward's Songo Mine, one of only two shaft mines dug in the Birmingham District, and the last ore mine to operate in the region, closing in 1971.
Hueytown High School
Hueytown High School is a public high school in Hueytown, Alabama. It is part of the Jefferson County Board of Education school system. Hueytown High was founded in 1922. It is currently a 5A school with an enrollment in 2009 of 1032 students in Grades 9-12. In the fall of 2010, its athletic programs were reclassified from 6A to the 5A level. The school returns to 6A competition in 2012 for at least a two-year period. The current principal is Dr. Gayle Gober.
Sloss Mines
The Sloss Mines are a group of mines in southwestern Jefferson County, Alabama. They were established by the Sloss Iron and Steel Company and its successor, the Sloss-Sheffield Iron and Steel Company, on the southern end of Red Mountain. The Sloss Iron and Steel Company itself was founded by James Sloss in 1881 as the Sloss Furnace Company. The Sloss Mines produced iron ore from 1882 until the 1960s.