Glover & Watrous Substation
Glover & Watrous Substation is an electrical substation in Des Moines Township, Polk, Iowa. Glover & Watrous Substation is situated nearby to Lincoln Heights Lutheran Church, as well as near Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School and Abraham Lincoln High School.
Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School was a military base and training facility on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa. Established in 1901, the base trained African American officers for the U.S. Army during World War I and was where women first began training for US Army service in 1942 as part of the Women's Army Corps. Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School is situated 1½ miles southeast of Glover & Watrous Substation.
Abraham Lincoln High School
School
Photo: Teddythetank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abraham Lincoln High School, usually referred to simply as Lincoln High School or Lincoln, is a public secondary school located in Des Moines Southside, Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Abraham Lincoln High School is situated 1 mile north of Glover & Watrous Substation.
Arie den Boer Arboretum
Garden
Water Works Park is a 1,500-acre park southwest of downtown Des Moines, Iowa and contains the Des Moines Water Works which is a publicly owned municipal water utility that supplies the greater Des Moines metropolitan area. Arie den Boer Arboretum is situated 2 miles northwest of Glover & Watrous Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Des Moines and Downtown Des Moines.
Des Moines
Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Des Moines, capital of Iowa, is in the western region of the American Midwest. Des Moines is the largest city in Iowa and the annual site of the Iowa State Fair and numerous cultural festivals during warm weather months.
Downtown Des Moines
Neighborhood
Photo: BarbaraLN, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Downtown Des Moines is the central business district of Des Moines, Iowa and the Greater Des Moines Metropolitan Area. Downtown Des Moines is defined by the City of Des Moines as located between the Des Moines River to the east, the Raccoon River to the south, Center Street to the north, and 18th and 15th Streets to the west. Downtown Des Moines is situated 2½ miles north of Glover & Watrous Substation.
East Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Iowahwyman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Historic East Village is a commercial and residential neighborhood in central Des Moines, Iowa, United States, directly east of the Downtown Des Moines area. East Village is situated 3 miles north of Glover & Watrous Substation.
Glover & Watrous Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Des Moines Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.54783° or 41° 32′ 52″ northLongitude
-93.62894° or 93° 37′ 44″ westOperator
MidAmerican Energy CompanyOpen location code
86H8G9XC+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 151596623
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lincoln Heights Lutheran Church and Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.
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