Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station
Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear and gas-fired power plant located on a 3,300-acre site two miles east of Homestead, Florida, United States, next to Biscayne National Park located about 25 miles south of Miami, Florida near the southernmost edge of Miami-Dade County.
Photo: Frederick N. Ward, Public domain.- Type: Power station
- Description: Nuclear and natural gas power plant in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
- Also known as: “Centrale nucleaire de Turkey Point”, “Centrale nucléaire de turkey point”, “Centrale Nucléaire De Turkey Point”, “Centrale nucleare di Turkey Point”, “Planta de energia nuclear Turkey Point”, “Planta de energía nuclear Turkey Point”, “Turkey Point nuclear plant”, “Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant”, “ターキーポイント原子力発電所”, and “土耳其角核電站”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Dante Fascell Visitor Center.
Dante Fascell Visitor Center
Building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Homestead Base.
Homestead Base
Locality
Homestead Base is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Homestead Base is situated 5 miles northwest of Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station.
Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station
- Categories: nuclear power plant, natural gas-fired power station, and industry
- Location: Miami-Dade County, Greater Miami, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude
25.43492° or 25° 26′ 6″ north
Longitude
-80.33261° or 80° 19′ 57″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Established
April 1967
Operator
Florida Power & Light
Open location code
76QXCMM8+XX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “火雞點核能發電廠”
- Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Turkey Point”
- Dutch: “Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de Turkey Point”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Turkey Point”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Turkey Point”
- Hebrew: “תחנת הכוח הגרעינית טרקי פוינט”
- Italian: “centrale elettronucleare Turkey Point”
- Italian: “Centrale elettronucleare Turkey Point”
- Japanese: “ターキー・ポイント原子力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Turkey Point kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Turkey Point kjernekraftverk”
- Russian: “АЭС Терки-Пойнт”
- Spanish: “Central Nuclear Turkey Point”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sponge Rocks and Cutter Bank.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Turkey Point Substation and Turkey Point 5 Gas Power Plant.
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