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Vestavia Hills Alabama Map

Explore Vestavia Hills, 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 Vestavia Hills, Alabama

How to Use This Vestavia Hills, Alabama Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Vestavia Hills, 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 Vestavia Hills.

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	Vestavia Hills
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Tuscaloosa County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.462496
Longitude	-86.739508
Population	39,102
Density	756.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	35473, 35216
Area Code	256, 205
County Seat	Tuscaloosa
School District	Vestavia Hills City School District

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About Vestavia Hills, Alabama

Vestavia Hills is a locality in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of 39,102. The population density is 756.5 people per km². Vestavia Hills is located at 33.4625°N, 86.7395°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Vestavia Hills is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35473, 35216.

Vestavia Hills rises upon a series of elevated ridges and rugged inclines that define the character of the central Alabama landscape. It lies 1.1 miles north-northeast of Northport, AL (from Northport, AL: bearing 31°T), and is situated 2.2 miles north of Tuscaloosa. Twomile Creek carves a path through the terrain, its waters navigating the slopes before passing toward the low-lying reaches of Holman Bottom. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, often thick with the scent of longleaf pine and the damp earth of the region. Sunlight filters through the canopy in sharp, golden shafts, illuminating the red clay that clings to the base of Holman Hill. Residents find a quiet respite in the greenery of Civitan Park, where the afternoon shadows stretch long across the grass, grounding the atmosphere in a persistent, earthy permanence.

Vestavia Hills emerged from the ambition of a twentieth-century visionary who sought to recreate the grandeur of classical architecture amidst the dense woodland. The local economy has matured from these early, singular architectural dreams into a thriving modern center of commerce and professional life, defined by a suburban rhythm that values both stability and growth. Education remains a cornerstone of the identity here, with schools that draw families into the shade of the forest. The proximity to William Bacon Oliver Lake provides a subtle, reflective edge to the otherwise terrestrial environment, serving as a reminder of the water that moves quietly through the broader regional basin. Life here persists with a steady, deliberate pace, punctuated by the shifting light that plays across the ridges as the day relents.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Overton Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 001° N
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 064° NE
Jemison Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 323° NW
Robert Jemison Jr./The Old Mill Historical Marker (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 320° NW
Granite Garden (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 313° NW
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 275° W
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 3.1 mi, 271° W
Irondale Furnace Historical Marker (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 014° N
Oldest House in Shades Valley (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 003° N
Blazer Circle (Viewpoint) — 4.5 mi, 305° NW
Alys Stephens Center (Theatre) — 4.6 mi, 301° NW
Spain Park Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 171° S
Rainbow LED Tunnel (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 307° NW
Sidewalk Cinema (Cinema) — 5.3 mi, 312° NW
Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 314° NW
Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 012° N
Studio By the Tracks (Arts Centre) — 5.5 mi, 021° N
Birmingham Premiere LUX Ciné GSX & Pizza Pub (Cinema) — 5.8 mi, 254° W
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 149° SE
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 317° NW
Legacy Arena (Stadium) — 6.0 mi, 315° NW
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Concert Hall (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 316° NW
Old CCC Lakside Campsite ("Unit 1") (Historic Ruins) — 8.1 mi, 174° S
Maggie's Glen (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 169° S
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.0 mi, 245° SW · 48 acres
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.7 mi, 215° SW · 8,383 acres
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 36.1 mi, 121° SE · 395k acres

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