Galena Park Substation

Galena Park Substation is an electrical substation in City of Galena Park, Harris County, Texas. Galena Park Substation is situated nearby to Holland Avenue Baptist Church, as well as near Galena Park City Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Galena Park High School and Vince’s Bridge.

Galena Park High School

School

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Galena Park High School is a secondary school located in Galena Park, Texas, United States and is one of three secondary schools in the Galena Park Independent School District. Galena Park High School is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Galena Park Substation.

Vince’s Bridge

Memorial

Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vince's Bridge was a wooden bridge constructed by Allen Vince over Vince Bayou near Houston, Texas. Its destruction by the Texan Army Rangering Company played a critical role during the April 1836 Battle of San Jacinto in the decisive defeat of the Mexican Army, which effectively ended the Texas Revolution. Vince’s Bridge is situated 2 miles south of Galena Park Substation.

Houston Refining

Photo: Rifleman 82, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Operating as Houston Refining, LP, LyondellBasell's Houston refinery is a 268,000-barrel-per-day along the Houston Ship Channel. This refinery has been in operation since 1918, and it currently produces gasoline, lubricant base stock, propylene, and other associated materials. Houston Refining is situated 2½ miles south of Galena Park Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galena Park and Jacinto City.

Galena Park

Town

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Galena Park is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 10,740 at the 2020 census. The population is predominantly Hispanic.

Jacinto City

Village

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Jacinto City is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, east of the intersection of Interstate 10 and the East Loop of Interstate 610. Jacinto City is part of the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands metropolitan area and is bordered by the cities of Houston and Galena Park.

North Shore

Suburb

North Shore is a community in east side of Harris County, Texas with a small portion inside the city of Houston, Texas. The area includes subdivisions such as Songwood, Holiday Forest, Wood Bayou, Cimarron, Home Owned Estates, Woodland Acres, Hidden Forest… North Shore is situated 2 miles north of Galena Park Substation.

Galena Park Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: City of Galena Park, Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.7458° or 29° 44′ 45″ north

Longitude

-95.23091° or 95° 13′ 51″ west

Operator

CenterPoint Energy

Open location code

76X6PQW9+8J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 15339389

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Holland Avenue Baptist Church and Galena Park City Park.

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