Bourne Switching Station

Bourne Switching Station is an electrical substation in Town of Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Bourne Switching Station is situated nearby to the peak Discovery Hill, as well as near the recreation area Cape Cod Canal Access.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bourne station and Bourne Bridge.

Bourne station

Railway station

Bourne station is a train station in Bourne, Massachusetts, served by the CapeFlyer. Bourne station is situated 2 miles southwest of Bourne Switching Station.

Bourne Bridge

Bridge

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The Bourne Bridge in Bourne, Massachusetts, carries Route 28 across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the rest of Massachusetts. It won the American Institute of Steel Construction's Class "A" Award of Merit as the "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" in 1934. Bourne Bridge is situated 2 miles southwest of Bourne Switching Station.

Canal Generating Plant

Power station

The Canal Generating Plant is a petroleum and natural gas electrical power station in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Canal 1, a baseload unit, began operation in 1968 and was for many years the most efficient oil burning plant in the US. Canal Generating Plant is situated 2½ miles east of Bourne Switching Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bournedale and Sagamore.

Bournedale

Hamlet

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Bournedale is a village in the town of Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, fronting Sagamore Beach, Buzzards Bay and the middle of the Cape Cod Canal.

Sagamore

Village

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Sandwich is on Cape Cod in Massachusetts at the east end of the Cape Cod Canal, and includes the villages of East Sandwich and Forestdale. It is the oldest town on the Cape, settled in 1637.

Bourne

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Bourne is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod. The Cape Cod Canal runs through it. Bourne includes seven villages: Bournedale, Buzzards Bay, Cataumet, Monument Beach, Pocasset, Sagamore and Sagamore Beach.

Bourne Switching Station

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Town of Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.76584° or 41° 45′ 57″ north

Longitude

-70.55908° or 70° 33′ 33″ west

Operator

Eversource Energy

Open location code

87HFQC8R+89

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1152270325

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