Vernon Substation
Vernon Substation is an electrical substation in Queens, New York. Vernon Substation is situated nearby to Queensbridge Park, as well as near the power station Ravenswood Generating Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge and Queensbridge Park.
Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Queensboro Bridge, officially the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City. Completed in 1909, it connects the Long Island City neighborhood in the borough of Queens with the East Midtown and Upper East Side neighborhoods in Manhattan, passing over Roosevelt Island. Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Vernon Substation.
Queensbridge Park
Park
Queensbridge Park, named for the nearby Queensboro Bridge, is a 20.34-acre city park along the East River in Long Island City, Queens, New York City. The park is a primary place of recreation for residents of Queensbridge Houses and has a riverfront promenade, baseball diamonds, running paths, lawns and areas for picnicking.
Ravenswood Generating Station
Power station
Photo: Harald Kliems, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ravenswood Generating Station is a 2,480 megawatt power plant in Long Island City in Queens, New York City, owned and operated by LS Power/Helix Energy Solutions Group. Ravenswood Generating Station is situated 810 feet northeast of Vernon Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lenox Hill and Long Island City and Astoria.
Lenox Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lenox Hill is a neighborhood on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It forms the lower section of the Upper East Side, east of Park Avenue in the 60s and 70s.
Long Island City and Astoria
Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to the south.
Harold Interlocking
Locality
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Harold Interlocking is a large railroad junction in New York City. The busiest rail junction in the United States, it serves trains on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line and Port Washington Branch, which diverge at the junction.
Vernon Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.75802° or 40° 45′ 29″ northLongitude
-73.9469° or 73° 56′ 49″ westOperator
Consolidated EdisonOpen location code
87G8Q353+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 108322562
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Community Capacity Development and Queensbridge Houses.
Nearby Places
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