Dead River Substation

Dead River Substation is an electrical substation in Marquette, Michigan. Dead River Substation is situated near the park Blue Pin (1), as well as near Red Pin (1).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Presque Isle Power Plant and Presque Isle Park.

Presque Isle Power Plant

Photo: Rklawton, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Presque Isle Power Plant was a coal power plant located at Marquette, Michigan, on the shore of Lake Superior. The plant has 5 inactive generating units with a total net generating capacity of 431 Megawatts. Presque Isle Power Plant is situated 2,500 feet east of Dead River Substation.

Presque Isle Park

Park

Photo: Hitoubashira, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Presque Isle Park is a 323-acre public park located in Marquette, Michigan, United States. The park is northwest of Marquette itself on an oval-shaped peninsula reaching out into Lake Superior, called the 'Island' locally.

Superior Dome

Sports venue

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

The Superior Dome is a domed stadium on the campus of Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan, United States. It opened as the "world’s largest wooden dome" on September 14, 1991, and is home to the Northern Michigan Wildcats football, women's lacrosse, and women's track and field teams, the NMU Wildcat marching band, and hosts a variety of other campus and community events. Superior Dome is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Dead River Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trowbridge Park and Marquette.

Trowbridge Park

Village

Trowbridge Park is an unincorporated community in Marquette Township, Marquette County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. Trowbridge Park is situated 2 miles southwest of Dead River Substation.

Marquette

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Marquette is the county seat of Marquette County and the largest city in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. Located on the shores of Lake Superior, Marquette is a major port known primarily for shipping iron ore from the Marquette Iron Range.

Dead River Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Marquette, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

46.57713° or 46° 34′ 38″ north

Longitude

-87.40724° or 87° 24′ 26″ west

Operator

American Transmission Company

Open location code

86RJHHGV+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 176402024

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Highlights: Blue Pin (1) and Red Pin (1).

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