Lorton Substation
Lorton Substation is an electrical substation in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Lorton Substation is situated nearby to Graham Quarry, as well as near Workhouse Arts Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Workhouse Arts Center and Occoquan Historic District.
Workhouse Arts Center
Arts center
Photo: Workhouse1, Public domain.
The Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia is a 55-acre center for the arts and arts education that, through adaptive reuse, utilizes existing structures on repurposed land in the former Lorton Reformatory. Workhouse Arts Center is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Lorton Substation.
Occoquan Historic District
Historic site
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Occoquan Historic District is a national historic district located at Occoquan, Prince William County, Virginia. It encompasses 60 contributing buildings in the town of Occoquan. Occoquan Historic District is situated 3,900 feet south of Lorton Substation.
Lorton station
Railway station
Photo: Rails, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lorton station is a railroad terminal in Lorton, Virginia. It is the northern terminal for Amtrak's Auto Train, which operates between this station and Sanford station in Florida. Lorton station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lorton Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Occoquan and Laurel Hill.
Occoquan
Village
Photo: AlbertHerring, CC BY 3.0.
Occoquan is a town in eastern Prince William County, Virginia, United States, founded in 1804. As of the 2020 census, Occoquan had a population of 1,035.
Laurel Hill
Village
Photo: AlbertHerring, CC BY 3.0.
Laurel Hill is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 8,307. Formerly part of the Lorton CDP, it comprises most of what was formerly the Lorton Reformatory grounds, which were purchased by Fairfax County in 2002 following the prison's closing and redeveloped as a new suburban community. Laurel Hill is situated 2 miles northeast of Lorton Substation.
Agnewville
Locality
Agnewville also known as Smoketown or Chinntown is an extinct unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. Agnewville lies to the west of the town of Occoquan at the intersection of Minnieville and Telegraph Roads. Agnewville is situated 2 miles southwest of Lorton Substation.
Lorton Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.695° or 38° 41′ 42″ northLongitude
-77.26079° or 77° 15′ 39″ westOpen location code
87C4MPVQ+XMOpenStreetMap ID
way 104111198
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