Brayton Point 345kV Substation

Brayton Point 345kV Substation is an electrical substation in Town of Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts. Brayton Point 345kV Substation is situated nearby to Brayton Point Power Station, as well as near the nature reserve Brayton Point Salt Marsh.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brayton Point Power Station and USS Massachusetts.

Brayton Point Power Station

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Brayton Point Power Station was a coal-fired power plant located in Somerset, Massachusetts. It was the largest coal-fired generating station in New England, and was the last coal-fired power station in Massachusetts to provide power to the regional grid. Brayton Point Power Station is situated 350 feet north of Brayton Point 345kV Substation.

USS Massachusetts

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USS Massachusetts, hull number BB-59, is the third of four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the late 1930s. The first American battleships designed after the Washington treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s… USS Massachusetts is situated 1½ miles east of Brayton Point 345kV Substation.

USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.

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USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. is a former United States Navy Gearing-class destroyer. The ship was named after Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., a naval aviator, son of the former U.S. USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. is situated 1½ miles east of Brayton Point 345kV Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Swansea and Ocean Grove.

South Swansea

Hamlet

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South Swansea is a hamlet.

Ocean Grove

Hamlet

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Ocean Grove is a census-designated place in the town of Swansea in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the north shore of Mount Hope Bay near the Cole River. The population was 2,811 at the 2010 census, and 2,904 as of the 2020 census.