Alloy Substation
Alloy Substation is an electrical substation in Wayne County, Michigan. Alloy Substation is situated nearby to the park Art Fontana Tot Lot, as well as near the church Faith Christian Academy.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Uniroyal Giant Tire and Hector J. Robinson Observatory.
Uniroyal Giant Tire
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Uniroyal Giant Tire was created by the United States Rubber Company for the 1964 New York World's Fair, where it functioned as a Ferris wheel. Since 1966 it has been a static display alongside Interstate 94 in Allen Park, Michigan, United States between the Southfield Freeway interchange and Outer Drive overpass. Uniroyal Giant Tire is situated 2 miles west of Alloy Substation.
Hector J. Robinson Observatory
Observatory
The Hector J. Robinson Observatory, located in Lincoln Park, Michigan, is an astronomical observatory that features a 14-inch Celestron SCT telescope. After a renovation, the observatory resumed operations in September 2009. Hector J. Robinson Observatory is situated 2 miles southwest of Alloy Substation.
Fordson Island
Island
Fordson Island is an 8.4-acre artificial island in the River Rouge, in southeast Michigan. It was created by the Ford Motor Company in 1918, while dredging the River Rouge, and the land was donated to Springwells Township by Henry Ford. Fordson Island is situated 2 miles northeast of Alloy Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melvindale and Lincoln Park.
Melvindale
Photo: Rmhermen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Melvindale is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring, Downriver suburb of Detroit, Melvindale is located roughly 8 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 12,851.
Lincoln Park
Town
Lincoln Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Lincoln Park is located roughly 11 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. Lincoln Park is situated 1½ miles south of Alloy Substation.
River Rouge
Town
Photo: Notorious4life, Public domain.
River Rouge is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring, Downriver suburb of Detroit, River Rouge is located roughly 7 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. River Rouge is situated 2 miles east of Alloy Substation.
Alloy Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.27227° or 42° 16′ 20″ northLongitude
-83.17205° or 83° 10′ 19″ westOperator
DTE EnergyOpen location code
86JR7RCH+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1490890200
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Art Fontana Tot Lot and Faith Christian Academy.
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