Alabama Gazetteer
Lake Heron is a cultural feature (reservoir) in Shelby County. The primary coordinates for Lake Heron places it within the AL 35242 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Lake Heron |
| Category: | Alabama physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Reservoir |
| Description: | 1 acre; located W of the community of Meadowbrook, 1 mi. SW of Heather Lake; Sec3, T19S, R2W, Huntsville Meridian |
| History: | The name refers to the blue herons frequently spotted at the lake. |
| County: | Shelby County |
| Latitude: | 33.404906 |
| Longitude: | -86.730374 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lake Heron: Lake Heron.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Lake Heron does not include property ownership information.
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Meadowbrook, AL
(1.9 miles E) Eagle Point, AL (3.4 miles ESE) Indian Springs Village, AL (3.6 miles SSW) Brook Highland, AL (3.9 miles ENE) Vestavia Hills, AL (4.5 miles NW) |
Vestavia Hills, AL
(4.5 miles NW) Hoover, AL (4.7 miles W) Hoover, AL (4.7 miles W) Highland Lakes, AL (4.7 miles E) Homewood, AL (6.1 miles NW) |
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Camp Horne, AL
(< 0.1 mile) Riverwood, AL (< 0.1 mile) Woodford, AL (< 0.1 mile) Acton, AL (1.4 miles N) Heatherwood, AL (1.4 miles WSW) |
Inverness, AL
(1.4 miles E) Altadena Woods, AL (1.4 miles W) Meadow Ridge, AL (1.4 miles SE) Hickory Ridge, AL (1.4 miles SSE) Inverness Cliffs, AL (1.4 miles E) |
