Seal Sands Power Station
Seal Sands Power Station is a gas-fired gas turbine power station situated on the River Tees at Seal Sands near Billingham, in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, which is part of County Durham, North East England.- Type: Electrical generator
- Description: power station in County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Viking power plant” and “Viking Power Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Riverside Stadium and Saltholme.
Riverside Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The Riverside Stadium is a football stadium in Middlesbrough, England, which has been the home of Middlesbrough since its opening in 1995. It has an all-seated capacity of 33,746, although provisional planning permission is in place to expand to 42,000 if required. Riverside Stadium is situated 2 miles south of Seal Sands Power Station.
Saltholme
Nature reserve
Photo: Graham Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
RSPB Saltholme is a nature reserve located on the estuary of the River Tees between Haverton Hill and Seal Sands in County Durham, England. It was opened in March 2009.
Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station
Power station
Photo: UK Payphone Directory, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hartlepool nuclear power station is a nuclear power station situated on the northern bank of the mouth of the River Tees, 2.5 mi south of Hartlepool in County Durham, North East England. Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station is situated 2 miles north of Seal Sands Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seal Sands and Port Clarence.
Seal Sands
Locality
Photo: Alex McGregor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seal Sands is a 294.37 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England, notified in 1966. Situated in the mouth of the River Tees next to Greatham Creek and Seaton-on-Tees Channel, the site is accessible from the A178 road running between Seaton Carew and Port Clarence.
Port Clarence
Village
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Clarence is a small village in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. It is on the north bank of the River Tees, and near the northern end of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge. Port Clarence is situated 2 miles southwest of Seal Sands Power Station.
Haverton Hill
Locality
Haverton Hill is an area within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. Once considered a part of Billingham, Haverton Hill was once a thriving industrial community which has suffered significant depopulation since the 1960s as a result of pollution. Haverton Hill is situated 2 miles southwest of Seal Sands Power Station.
Seal Sands Power Station
- Categories: natural gas-fired power station and industry
- Location: Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.60786° or 54° 36′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.20013° or 1° 12′ 1″ westInception
1999Operator
Whitetower EnergyOpen location code
9C6WJQ5X+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 100095754Wikidata ID
Q7440541
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