Gavin Substation
Gavin Substation is an electrical substation in Cheshire Township, Gallia, Ohio which is located on Switch Yard Avenue. Gavin Substation is situated nearby to the power station Gavin Power Plant, as well as near Gravel Hill Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gavin Power Plant and Eightmile Island.
Gavin Power Plant
Power station
General James M. Gavin Power Plant is a 2,600-megawatt supercritical coal-fired power station in the village of Cheshire, Ohio, United States. It is owned by Lightstone Generation LLC, a 50–50 joint venture of The Blackstone Group L.P. and ArcLight Capital Partners. Gavin Power Plant is situated 2,200 feet south of Gavin Substation.
Eightmile Island
Island
Eightmile Island is a forested island on the Ohio River in Mason County, West Virginia. The island is located directly across the river from the village of Cheshire, Ohio and American Electric Power Company power plant facilities there.
Lakin Correctional Center and Jail
Prison
Lakin Correctional Center and Jail is a women's prison in the community of Lakin in unincorporated Mason County, West Virginia. It is on a portion of former Lakin State Hospital property, on West Virginia Route 62, in proximity to West Columbia, 6 miles north of Point Pleasant, and 3 miles north of the Army National Guard armory. Lakin Correctional Center and Jail is situated 2 miles east of Gavin Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheshire and Maggie.
Cheshire
Hamlet
Cheshire is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 123 at the 2020 census. It is part of the rural Point Pleasant micropolitan area.
Maggie
Hamlet
Maggie is an unincorporated community in Mason County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Maggie is situated 2 miles east of Gavin Substation.
Lakin
Hamlet
Lakin is an unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. Lakin is located on West Virginia Route 62, 5 miles southwest of Mason. The community was named after one M. Lakin, a state official. Lakin is situated 2 miles northeast of Gavin Substation.
Gavin Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Address: Switch Yard Avenue, Cheshire, OH
- Category: industry
- Location: Cheshire Township, Gallia, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.94131° or 38° 56′ 29″ north
Longitude
-82.12086° or 82° 7′ 15″ west
Operator
Open location code
86CVWVRH+GM
OpenStreetMap ID
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gravel Hill Cemetery and Cheshire Post Office.
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