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Forestdale Alabama Map

Explore Forestdale, Alabama, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Forestdale, Alabama

How to Use This Forestdale, Alabama Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Forestdale, Alabama. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alabama or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Forestdale.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Forestdale
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Jefferson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.573701
Longitude	-86.900047
Population	10,409
Density	595.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	36830, 35214
Area Code	251, 205
County Seat	Birmingham
School District	Jefferson County School District

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About Forestdale, Alabama

Forestdale is a locality in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of 10,409. The population density is 595.7 people per km². Forestdale is located at 33.5737°N, 86.9000°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 36830, 35214.

Forestdale reveals itself through a landscape defined by the quiet accumulation of time and the slow, persistent work of the earth. It lies 6.4 miles west-northwest of Birmingham, AL (from Birmingham, AL: bearing 302°T), and is situated 8.7 miles northwest of Homewood. The terrain rises toward the modest elevation of Cat Mountain, which stands as a silent sentinel just one mile from the center of the neighborhood. A few miles to the west, the gentle depression of MacDonald Hollow offers a subtle contrast to the surrounding terrain, while the nearby waters of Second Creek carve a narrow, winding path through the red clay. Those seeking a broader horizon can look toward the United States Reservation - Flat Top Experimental Forest, which sits seven miles away, providing a dense, green anchor to the regional geography. At dusk, the quality of light here softens, turning the sky a muted violet and casting long, still shadows across the fields.

Forestdale emerged as a place where the rhythms of industry and the endurance of local labor shaped the daily lives of its residents. The economy has historically been tied to the mineral wealth and heavy industry of the region, which provided a steady pulse for generations of families who built their homes upon this soil. While the smoke of the older furnaces has long since faded into memory, the legacy of that work remains in the sturdy, unpretentious character of the local architecture. Today, the pace of life maintains a deliberate steadiness, favoring the quiet reliability of small-scale commerce over the frantic speed of modern expansion. It is a place where one can still observe the intersection of past ambition and current persistence in the way the local streets are laid out and maintained.

Forestdale fosters a cultural character that values neighborly connection and the simple pleasure of an afternoon spent outdoors. Residents often frequent Jimmie Hudson (Sandusky), a local park that serves as a necessary commons for recreation and quiet reflection away from the main thoroughfares. For those drawn to the water, the shores of Bayview Lake offer a three-mile escape where the surface remains undisturbed by the noise of distant traffic. While the area does not claim the fame of a bustling metropolis, it possesses a quiet dignity that is best appreciated by those who value the steady, unchanging cycles of the seasons. The local atmosphere is defined by a sense of permanence, grounding its people in a landscape that asks for little but offers a deep, pervasive sense of being at home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 207° SW
Jimmie Hudson (Sandusky) (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 175° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 254° W
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Theatre (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 124° SE
Legacy Arena (Stadium) — 6.1 mi, 124° SE
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 123° SE
Steelworker (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 125° SE
Sidewalk Cinema (Cinema) — 6.7 mi, 128° SE
Rainbow LED Tunnel (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 132° SE
Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 126° SE
Heaviest Corner on Earth (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 127° SE
Pleasant Grove Athletic Complex (Local Recreation) — 6.9 mi, 222° SW
Magic City Sign (Public Artwork) — 7.0 mi, 128° SE
Alys Stephens Center (Theatre) — 7.5 mi, 135° SE
Blazer Circle (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 133° SE
The Storyteller (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 130° SE
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 139° SE
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 9.8 mi, 141° SE
Birmingham Premiere LUX Ciné GSX & Pizza Pub (Cinema) — 10.0 mi, 158° S
Studio By the Tracks (Arts Centre) — 11.5 mi, 103° E
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.0 mi, 194° S · 48 acres
Oak Grove Football Stadium (Stadium) — 16.5 mi, 244° SW
Trussville Entertainment District (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 080° E
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 17.7 mi, 150° SE
Rickwood Caverns State Park (State Park) — 20.7 mi, 005° N
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.8 mi, 195° S · 8,383 acres
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 33.9 mi, 337° NW · 182k acres
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 45.8 mi, 188° S · 395k acres

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