Western Substation

Western Substation is an electrical substation in Essex, Massachusetts which is located on Western Avenue. Western Substation is situated nearby to Floating Bridge Pond, as well as near Floating Bridge Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lynn English High School and Lynn Public Library.

Lynn English High School

School

Lynn English High School is a public high school located at 50 Goodridge Street in the eastern section of Lynn, Massachusetts, United States. It is a part of Lynn Public Schools, and the largest school in the Lynn school system. Lynn English High School is situated 3,100 feet south of Western Substation.

Lynn Public Library

Library

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The Lynn Public Library building is a historic library at Five North Common Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. Although library services were offered in Lynn as early 1815, it was not until a bequest in 1896 that the city began planning a permanent home for the growing collection. Lynn Public Library is situated 1½ miles southwest of Western Substation.

Swampscott station

Railway station

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Swampscott station is a historic railroad station in Swampscott, Massachusetts. Located in the southwest portion of Swampscott near the Lynn border, it serves the MBTA Commuter Rail Newburyport/Rockport Line. Swampscott station is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Western Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lynn and Central Square Historic District.

Lynn

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Lynn is the eighth-largest municipality in Massachusetts, United States, and the largest city in Essex County. Situated on the Atlantic Ocean, 3.7 miles north of the Boston city line at Suffolk Downs, Lynn is part of Greater Boston's urban inner core and is a major economic and cultural center of the North Shore.

Central Square Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Central Square Historic District is a historic district encompassing the Central Square area of downtown Lynn, Massachusetts. The area is at the confluence of a number of city streets, and includes buildings that border on Central Avenue, Willow Street, Munroe Street, Lake Street, Almont Street.

Swampscott

Town

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Swampscott is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located 15 miles up the coast from Boston in an area known as the North Shore. The population was 15,111 as of the 2020 United States census. Swampscott is situated 1½ miles southeast of Western Substation.

Western Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Address: 47A Western Avenue, Lynn, MA 01904
Category: industry
Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.48522° or 42° 29′ 7″ north

Longitude

-70.94158° or 70° 56′ 30″ west

Operator

National Grid plc

Open location code

87JFF3P5+39

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1533624873

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