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About Gadsden, AL

Gadsden sits along the Coosa River in northeast Alabama, about an hour from Birmingham via I-59. The city serves as Etowah County's seat and lies in the Appalachian foothills. Major routes include I-59 for long-distance travel and US 411 running north-south through downtown. The city's crown jewel is Noccalula Falls, where a 90-foot waterfall drops over a limestone cliff right in town.

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Gadsden, AL is in United States, at 34.009, -86.016 - about 12 km east of Attalla, AL.

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The closest airport to Gadsden, AL is Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, 95 km (about 1 h 10 min by car).

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