Kearny Generating Station
Kearny Generating Station is a peaking power plant on the banks of the Riverbend of the Hackensack River in South Kearny, New Jersey. Owned and operated by Public Service Electric and Gas Company the power station consists of 10 simple cycle combustion turbines totaling 456 MW.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: New Jersey power station
- Address: NJ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pulaski Skyway and PATH Lift Bridge.
Pulaski Skyway
Bridge
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
The Pulaski Skyway is a four-lane bridge and causeway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, carrying a freeway designated U.S. Route 1/9 for most of its length. Pulaski Skyway is situated 760 feet southeast of Kearny Generating Station.
PATH Lift Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The PATH Lift is a lift bridge carrying the Port Authority Trans-Hudson rapid transit line across the Hackensack River between Kearny and Jersey City, New Jersey. It is used by PATH trains going to and from Newark. PATH Lift Bridge is situated 1 mile east of Kearny Generating Station.
Lincoln Park
Park
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Lincoln Park is an urban park in Jersey City, New Jersey with an area of 273.4 acres. Part of the Hudson County Park System, it opened in 1905 and was originally known as West Side Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marion Section and Droyer’s Point.
Marion Section
Hamlet
Photo: Hudconja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marion is a section of Jersey City in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Droyer’s Point
Locality
Droyer's Point is a section of Jersey City, New Jersey, at Newark Bay that was the site of the Jersey City Airport and later of Roosevelt Stadium, both of which were demolished. It has become a residential and commercial district. Droyer’s Point is situated 2 miles south of Kearny Generating Station.
Croxton
Hamlet
Photo: Hudconja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Croxton is a section of Jersey City in the New Jersey Meadowlands in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is bounded by Secaucus at Penhorn Creek. Croxton is situated 2 miles east of Kearny Generating Station.
Kearny Generating Station
Latitude
40.73729° or 40° 44′ 14″ northLongitude
-74.09878° or 74° 5′ 56″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Operator
PSEG Fossil LLCOpen location code
87G7PWP2+WFOpenStreetMap ID
way 39836037OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialGeoNames ID
5099969Wikidata ID
Q11980461
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Kearny Generating Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “卡尼發電廠”
- German: “Kraftwerk Kearny”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kearny kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Kearny kraftverk”
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