Buxton Substation

Buxton Substation is an electrical substation in Town of Buxton, York County, Maine. Buxton Substation is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bar Mills.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Buxton Powder House and Elden’s Store.

Buxton Powder House

Historic building

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The Buxton Powder House is a historic military storage magazine in Buxton, Maine. Built in 1813, this small brick building housed the community's military supplies during the War of 1812, and is one of three such structures to survive in the state. Buxton Powder House is situated 1 mile south of Buxton Substation.

Elden’s Store

Building

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Elden's Store is a historic commercial building on Long Plains Road in the center of Buxton, Maine. Built in 1802, it is the oldest commercial building in the rural community, and is one of the few historic brick commercial buildings in western York County. Elden’s Store is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Buxton Substation.

West Buxton Public Library

Library

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West Buxton Public Library is situated 2½ miles west of Buxton Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bar Mills and Buxton.

Bar Mills

Neighborhood

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Bar Mills is an unincorporated village in the town of Buxton, York County, Maine, United States. The community is located along the Saco River at the junction of state routes 4A and 112. Bar Mills has a post office with ZIP code 04004. Bar Mills is situated 3½ miles south of Buxton Substation.

Buxton

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Buxton is a small farming town in Maine that is in the Portland Metropolitan Area. Buxton includes the villages of Salmon Falls/Tory Hill, Chicopee, Groveville, Bar Mills, West Buxton, and Buxton Center.

Town of Hollis

Village

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Hollis is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,745 at the 2020 census. Hollis is a rural bedroom community of Portland and is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Town of Hollis is situated 4½ miles southwest of Buxton Substation.

Buxton Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Town of Buxton, York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.66327° or 43° 39′ 48″ north

Longitude

-70.55321° or 70° 33′ 12″ west

Operator

Central Maine Power Company

Open location code

87MFMC7W+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 142394413

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